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

8 Activities

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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.

Making Voices Travel

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Making Voices Travel

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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Making Voices Travel

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

STEM, Arts

Grades 3 - 5

Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

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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Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

STEM, Arts

Grades 3 - 5

Building a Mini Greenhouse

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Building a Mini Greenhouse

6 - 8

1 Hour

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

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Building a Mini Greenhouse

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Model of the Seasons

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Model of the Seasons

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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

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Model of the Seasons

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Building Card Houses

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Building Card Houses

6 - 8

1 Hour

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

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Building Card Houses

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Balloon Tower Challenge

Leadership and Teamwork, STEM

Grades 6 - 8

Balloon Tower Challenge

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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Balloon Tower Challenge

Leadership and Teamwork, STEM

Grades 6 - 8

Building Canoes

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 12

Building Canoes

6 - 12

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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Building Canoes

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 12

Scientific Sketching Practice

STEM, Arts

Grades 3 - 12

Scientific Sketching Practice

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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Scientific Sketching Practice

STEM, Arts

Grades 3 - 12

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

Grades K - 5

10 Hours

Overview

Making Voices Travel

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Making Voices Travel

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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Making Voices Travel

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

STEM, Arts

Grades 3 - 5

Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

3 - 5

35 Minutes

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Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

STEM, Arts

Grades 3 - 5

Building a Mini Greenhouse

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Building a Mini Greenhouse

6 - 8

1 Hour

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

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Building a Mini Greenhouse

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Model of the Seasons

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Model of the Seasons

6 - 8

45 Minutes

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

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Model of the Seasons

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Building Card Houses

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Building Card Houses

6 - 8

1 Hour

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

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Building Card Houses

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Balloon Tower Challenge

Leadership and Teamwork, STEM

Grades 6 - 8

Balloon Tower Challenge

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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Balloon Tower Challenge

Leadership and Teamwork, STEM

Grades 6 - 8

Building Canoes

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 12

Building Canoes

6 - 12

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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Building Canoes

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 12

Scientific Sketching Practice

STEM, Arts

Grades 3 - 12

Scientific Sketching Practice

3 - 12

45 Minutes

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Scientific Sketching Practice

STEM, Arts

Grades 3 - 12

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