Simple STEM Activities
From Grace’s Science Place video about color changing flowers and celery!
Creating Craters- Any kind of powdery material will work. What “leftover powders” might you have a home? Some old detergent? Mix in with some flour, loose dirt or sand!
Grace’s Science Place- Color Changing Flowers and Celery Experiment
Vinegar and Baking Soda Art- Try doing this experiment on paper to make beautiful artwork!
Milk, Food Coloring and Dish Soap Experiment- You just need a few simple materials for this “magic trick!”
Underwater Color Bursts - Create beautiful “color bursts” using water, oil, and food coloring!
Walking Water Experiment - Make a rainbow pattern appear right before your eyes!
Recycled Wind Chime- Make a beautiful, unique wind chime with recycled materials! What materials work best?
Colorful Pinwheels- Make your own pinwheel to hold or put in your yard outside to spin in the wind!
Make a Bubble Mixture- Use sugar, dish soap and warm water to make a bubble solution. Make a bubble wand with sticks and pipe cleaners or a loop of string! Or make fun Snake Bubbles with a sock and plastic bottle!
Make a Mini-Parachute- Ever wanted to make one of your toys fly? Make a parachute for them with just a plastic bag and string. Make sure to ask an adult before throwing anything inside or outside. Do you think your parachute will work better on a warm day or a cold day? Why?
String Telephone- Did you know you can make a telephone with just two cups and string? Try making it and testing it out with a friend!
Cotton Ball Launcher- Can you set up a target outside and try to hit it? Try to launch your cotton ball off a wall and into a bucket! For a simpler version using just a balloon and a plastic cup watch this video.
Build a Bird Nest- Use natural materials that birds use! Collect materials like twigs, grass, moss and leaves in a bucket. Use a paper bowl (or a folded piece of paper) and glue or tape to make a nest! For an extra challenge try to build a nest using only natural materials. What type of materials work best? This video may help!
Make Your Own Watercolors- Be a chemist and make your own watercolors! All you need is baking soda, vinegar, cornstarch and food coloring.
Turn a Pizza Box into a Solar Oven- Did you know you can use heat from the sun to warm up food in a solar oven? Will you heat up s’mores or maybe a quesadilla?
Make a Hoop Glider- What do you think is the best design for making a hoop glider?
Make a Paper Helicopter- Try using different types of paper or cardboard. Use a paperclip instead of tape. What model works best? Does it fly better inside or outside? Try it out!
Make a Foil Boat- Can you make a boat using just foil and tape? How many pennies can it hold?
Make a Marble Run- Explore gravity and friction by building your own Marble Run with cardboard tubes and tape. What other objects can you test instead of marbles?