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November 5, 2021 9:00 AM
Inspire students of all ages to enjoy STEM when you let them loose in a creative makerspace! These hands-on engineering activities challenge students to brainstorm and problem solve and encourage creativity and innovation.
Enabling Exploration
Community makerspaces are collaborative spaces where people of all ages can get hands-on with…
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October 27, 2021 8:00 AM
Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month by learning more about some of the many Native American scientists and engineers who have made important contributions to science history.
Native American Heritage Month: Scientists to learn more about!
Diversity in STEM
To help students see themselves with a future in STEM and to broaden understanding of science history, it is important for students to learn about a diverse range of scientists and…
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October 22, 2021 9:00 AM
Making learning fun is sometimes half the battle! With the right activities, educators can ensure learning about science and engineering involves hands-on fun for students of all ages. Build in some "spellbinding" science fun with STEM experiments on a wizards theme!
Wizardly STEM!
Connect science with popular stories of magic and wizards, from Merlin to Harry Potter, for hands-on science exploration that will have students eager to mix up concoctions,…
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October 21, 2021 8:00 AM
Help students get to know Science Buddies with choice boards for elementary, middle, and high school.
Get to Know Science Buddies!
If your students will be working on independent science and engineering projects (for the classroom or for a science fair), doing STEM career exploration, or doing science research projects, we encourage you to spend a few minutes walking them through the Science Buddies website. This will help students feel more…
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October 18, 2021 12:00 PM
Challenge high school students to think like engineers and design, build, and test their own solutions to one of these free engineering challenges.
11 Engineering Challenges for High School Students!
Engineering design challenges are a great way to ignite student interest in STEM. When students tackle an engineering design challenge, they are encouraged to brainstorm, design, build, test, problem solve, troubleshoot, tinker, innovate, and iterate.
The…
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October 13, 2021 6:00 AM
Inspire students to think like engineers with hands-on building and design challenges! Spark interest and build engineering design skills with one of these free engineering challenges for middle school students.
16 Engineering Challenges to Inspire Middle School Students!
Engineering design challenges are a great way to ignite student interest in STEM. When students tackle an engineering design challenge, they are encouraged to brainstorm, design,…
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October 6, 2021 6:00 AM
Teach students to think like engineers with fun hands-on building and design challenges. Spark interest and build confidence with one of these free engineering challenges for elementary school students.
12 Engineering Challenges to Inspire Elementary School Students!
Engineering design challenges are a great way to ignite student interest in STEM. When students tackle an engineering design challenge, they are encouraged to brainstorm, design, build,…
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October 1, 2021 6:00 AM
From icky slime to candy coatings, fake blood, wearable LEDs, a fire snake, and things that foam or glow in the dark, we have suggestions for Halloween-themed STEM to explore with students!
Update! This post has been updated for 2021!
With its emphasis on the ghostly, the ghoulish, the gruesome, the spooky, the icky, and, of course, the sweet (to eat), Halloween brings an assortment of exciting themes to October. Science Buddies has science and engineering projects, activities, and…
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September 24, 2021 8:00 AM
Pair changing leaves and temperatures, apple season, pumpkins, Thanksgiving, and fall festivities with these free lessons and activities for enriching hands-on STEM.
STEM Activities to Bring Autumn Themes to Science Class
1. Invisible Ink with Turmeric
The same turmeric you might have out for Autumn cooking or as a seasoning at Thanksgiving, can be used as a revealing agent in the Secret Messages With Invisible Ink! chemistry activity. Write…
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September 23, 2021 8:00 AM
Making learning fun is sometimes half the battle! With the right activities, educators can ensure learning about science and engineering involves hands-on fun for students of all ages. Build in some colorful science exploration with STEM experiments on a rainbow theme!
Rainbow STEM!
The science of visible light and the physics involved in what we see as a rainbow can lead to exciting hands-on science investigations and experiments. The "cool factor" of…
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