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STEM Activities for K-5th Grade at Home or in Small Groups

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Grades K - 5

10 Hours

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This playlist is a great mix of engineering and science activities that are easy and fun for home or small groups of kids k-5.

ARRRRRGH! Me Eye Hurts

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

ARRRRRGH! Me Eye Hurts

Grades 2 - 5

1 Hour

Students learn about the human eye and make an eye patch like pirates.

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Paperclip Parachutes

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Paperclip Parachutes

Grades 4 - 5

40 Minutes

Introduce students to the scientific method by creating and testing paper parachutes.

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Aluminum Boats and the Edmund Fitzgerald

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Aluminum Boats and the Edmund Fitzgerald

Grades 1 - 6

1 Hour

What makes a ship sink? Teach students about buoyancy as they learn about a famous shipwreck and build their own aluminum boats to sink with pennies.

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Making Voices Travel

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Making Voices Travel

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

Students investigate how sound travels through string and air. They create their own creations for their investigation!

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Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Arts in Action

Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

Grades 3 - 5

35 Minutes

Students work in teams to complete a challenge to build the tallest free-standing structure out of paper that can support a marshmallow. Along the way, teams will be asked to reflect on what they've been doing and how they're feeling as they experience what it means to have an entrepreneurial mindset. It will also help students start building some key entrepreneurial skills including creativity, teamwork, and prototyping.

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Building a Mini Greenhouse

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Building a Mini Greenhouse

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

Students make a mini greenhouse and learn about how they work.

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Model of the Seasons

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Model of the Seasons

Grades 6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students make a model of the Earth demonstrating why we have seasons.

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Building Card Houses

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Building Card Houses

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

Students work with cards to complete a structure-building challenge.

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Balloon Tower Challenge

Leadership and Teamwork, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Balloon Tower Challenge

Grades 6 - 8

30 Minutes

Students are divided into small teams to build the tallest, free-standing tower they can using just balloons, tape , and a timer!

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Building Canoes

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Building Canoes

Grades 6 - 10

1 Hour 15 Minutes

In this activity, students learn to engineer a canoe out of popsicle sticks and other everyday materials.

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Scientific Sketching Practice

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Arts in Action

Scientific Sketching Practice

Grades 3 - 12

45 Minutes

Conducting science involves both careful observation and drawing what you see. Most students won’t know where to start if you ask them to sketch a crayfish, a beaker, or even a rock. Lay the foundation for sketching by explicitly teaching drawing techniques so students can build the confidence and skills they need to sketch during science investigations.

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ARRRRRGH! Me Eye Hurts

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

ARRRRRGH! Me Eye Hurts

Grades 2 - 5

1 Hour

Students learn about the human eye and make an eye patch like pirates.

Discover Activity

Paperclip Parachutes

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Paperclip Parachutes

Grades 4 - 5

40 Minutes

Introduce students to the scientific method by creating and testing paper parachutes.

Discover Activity

Aluminum Boats and the Edmund Fitzgerald

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Aluminum Boats and the Edmund Fitzgerald

Grades 1 - 6

1 Hour

What makes a ship sink? Teach students about buoyancy as they learn about a famous shipwreck and build their own aluminum boats to sink with pennies.

Discover Activity

Making Voices Travel

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Making Voices Travel

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

Students investigate how sound travels through string and air. They create their own creations for their investigation!

Discover Activity

Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Arts in Action

Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

Grades 3 - 5

35 Minutes

Students work in teams to complete a challenge to build the tallest free-standing structure out of paper that can support a marshmallow. Along the way, teams will be asked to reflect on what they've been doing and how they're feeling as they experience what it means to have an entrepreneurial mindset. It will also help students start building some key entrepreneurial skills including creativity, teamwork, and prototyping.

Discover Activity

Building a Mini Greenhouse

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Building a Mini Greenhouse

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

Students make a mini greenhouse and learn about how they work.

Discover Activity

Model of the Seasons

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Model of the Seasons

Grades 6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students make a model of the Earth demonstrating why we have seasons.

Discover Activity

Building Card Houses

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Building Card Houses

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

Students work with cards to complete a structure-building challenge.

Discover Activity

Balloon Tower Challenge

Leadership and Teamwork, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Balloon Tower Challenge

Grades 6 - 8

30 Minutes

Students are divided into small teams to build the tallest, free-standing tower they can using just balloons, tape , and a timer!

Discover Activity

Building Canoes

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Building Canoes

Grades 6 - 10

1 Hour 15 Minutes

In this activity, students learn to engineer a canoe out of popsicle sticks and other everyday materials.

Discover Activity

Scientific Sketching Practice

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Arts in Action

Scientific Sketching Practice

Grades 3 - 12

45 Minutes

Conducting science involves both careful observation and drawing what you see. Most students won’t know where to start if you ask them to sketch a crayfish, a beaker, or even a rock. Lay the foundation for sketching by explicitly teaching drawing techniques so students can build the confidence and skills they need to sketch during science investigations.

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STEM Activities for K-5th Grade at Home or in Small Groups

More from this collaborator

STEM Activities for K-5th Grade at Home or in Small Groups

Grades K - 5

10 Hours

Overview

ARRRRRGH! Me Eye Hurts

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

ARRRRRGH! Me Eye Hurts

Grades 2 - 5

1 Hour

Students learn about the human eye and make an eye patch like pirates.

Discover Activity

Paperclip Parachutes

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Paperclip Parachutes

Grades 4 - 5

40 Minutes

Introduce students to the scientific method by creating and testing paper parachutes.

Discover Activity

Aluminum Boats and the Edmund Fitzgerald

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Aluminum Boats and the Edmund Fitzgerald

Grades 1 - 6

1 Hour

What makes a ship sink? Teach students about buoyancy as they learn about a famous shipwreck and build their own aluminum boats to sink with pennies.

Discover Activity

Making Voices Travel

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Making Voices Travel

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

Students investigate how sound travels through string and air. They create their own creations for their investigation!

Discover Activity

Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Arts in Action

Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

Grades 3 - 5

35 Minutes

Students work in teams to complete a challenge to build the tallest free-standing structure out of paper that can support a marshmallow. Along the way, teams will be asked to reflect on what they've been doing and how they're feeling as they experience what it means to have an entrepreneurial mindset. It will also help students start building some key entrepreneurial skills including creativity, teamwork, and prototyping.

Discover Activity

Building a Mini Greenhouse

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Building a Mini Greenhouse

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

Students make a mini greenhouse and learn about how they work.

Discover Activity

Model of the Seasons

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Model of the Seasons

Grades 6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students make a model of the Earth demonstrating why we have seasons.

Discover Activity

Building Card Houses

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Building Card Houses

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

Students work with cards to complete a structure-building challenge.

Discover Activity

Balloon Tower Challenge

Leadership and Teamwork, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Balloon Tower Challenge

Grades 6 - 8

30 Minutes

Students are divided into small teams to build the tallest, free-standing tower they can using just balloons, tape , and a timer!

Discover Activity

Building Canoes

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Building Canoes

Grades 6 - 10

1 Hour 15 Minutes

In this activity, students learn to engineer a canoe out of popsicle sticks and other everyday materials.

Discover Activity

Scientific Sketching Practice

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Arts in Action

Scientific Sketching Practice

Grades 3 - 12

45 Minutes

Conducting science involves both careful observation and drawing what you see. Most students won’t know where to start if you ask them to sketch a crayfish, a beaker, or even a rock. Lay the foundation for sketching by explicitly teaching drawing techniques so students can build the confidence and skills they need to sketch during science investigations.

Discover Activity

ARRRRRGH! Me Eye Hurts

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

ARRRRRGH! Me Eye Hurts

Grades 2 - 5

1 Hour

Students learn about the human eye and make an eye patch like pirates.

Discover Activity

Paperclip Parachutes

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Paperclip Parachutes

Grades 4 - 5

40 Minutes

Introduce students to the scientific method by creating and testing paper parachutes.

Discover Activity

Aluminum Boats and the Edmund Fitzgerald

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Aluminum Boats and the Edmund Fitzgerald

Grades 1 - 6

1 Hour

What makes a ship sink? Teach students about buoyancy as they learn about a famous shipwreck and build their own aluminum boats to sink with pennies.

Discover Activity

Making Voices Travel

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Making Voices Travel

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

Students investigate how sound travels through string and air. They create their own creations for their investigation!

Discover Activity

Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Arts in Action

Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

Grades 3 - 5

35 Minutes

Students work in teams to complete a challenge to build the tallest free-standing structure out of paper that can support a marshmallow. Along the way, teams will be asked to reflect on what they've been doing and how they're feeling as they experience what it means to have an entrepreneurial mindset. It will also help students start building some key entrepreneurial skills including creativity, teamwork, and prototyping.

Discover Activity

Building a Mini Greenhouse

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Building a Mini Greenhouse

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

Students make a mini greenhouse and learn about how they work.

Discover Activity

Model of the Seasons

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Model of the Seasons

Grades 6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students make a model of the Earth demonstrating why we have seasons.

Discover Activity

Building Card Houses

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Building Card Houses

Grades 6 - 8

1 Hour

Students work with cards to complete a structure-building challenge.

Discover Activity

Balloon Tower Challenge

Leadership and Teamwork, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Balloon Tower Challenge

Grades 6 - 8

30 Minutes

Students are divided into small teams to build the tallest, free-standing tower they can using just balloons, tape , and a timer!

Discover Activity

Building Canoes

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Building Canoes

Grades 6 - 10

1 Hour 15 Minutes

In this activity, students learn to engineer a canoe out of popsicle sticks and other everyday materials.

Discover Activity

Scientific Sketching Practice

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Arts in Action

Scientific Sketching Practice

Grades 3 - 12

45 Minutes

Conducting science involves both careful observation and drawing what you see. Most students won’t know where to start if you ask them to sketch a crayfish, a beaker, or even a rock. Lay the foundation for sketching by explicitly teaching drawing techniques so students can build the confidence and skills they need to sketch during science investigations.

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