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STEM Activities for Summer Camp

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Grades K - 8

11 Hours 45 Minutes

Categories: STEM

Overview

Keep curiosity high all summer with hands-on STEM activities that are fun, engaging, and easy to lead. From simple science experiments to engineering challenges, these ready-to-use lessons make summer planning easier while helping youth explore, create, and learn through play.

Grades K - 2

Grades 3 - 5

Solar System Bead Activity

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades K - 8

Solar System Bead Activity

NASA

K - 8

1 Hour

Students construct -- and where appropriate, calculate -- a scale model of the solar system using beads and string.

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Solar System Bead Activity

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades K - 8

Weather and Climate

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades K - 8

Weather and Climate

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

In this activity, we focus on weather and climate. Children commonly misinterpret these words as interchangeable terms. These terms, while related, are different.

Weather is what we experience on a daily basis. It helps us decide what we should wear the next day or bring on an upcoming getaway next week. Weather is a prediction based on various data collected in multiple ways, from ground stations to radars. Weather maps are created to help us understand what to expect based on meteorologists’ evidence (people who study weather).

On the other hand, the climate allows us to see long-term patterns in weather data collected over time — a long period of time. A long time concerning climate is a minimum of thirty years. Climate can tell us many things, from seasonal information and planting zones to increases in global temperatures or carbon dioxide.

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Weather and Climate

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades K - 8

Fossil Match

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 3 - 5

Fossil Match

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students stamp, drag, or roll objects in or through clay. Other students try to match each clay fossil with the object imprinted in it. This activity builds scientific inquiry and collaboration skills.

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Fossil Match

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 3 - 5

Measuring Earthquakes

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 3 - 8

Measuring Earthquakes

California Academy of Sciences

3 - 8

35 Minutes

Students make their own seismograph and learn how scientists measure earthquake intensity.

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Measuring Earthquakes

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 3 - 8

Grades 6 - 8

Sound Effects

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Sound Effects

NASA

6 - 8

1 Hour

Students will learn about the principles of sound, specifically how to amplify and reduce sound volume. Students will construct a speaker to amplify the sound and then will be challenged to find a solution to reduce the perceived sound volume.

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Sound Effects

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Prototype a Transportation Vehicle/Vessel

STEM, Arts

Grades 3 - 8

Prototype a Transportation Vehicle/Vessel

Rediscover Center

3 - 8

1 Hour

In this activity, students will create prototypes of transportation vehicles. This project was inspired by Rosie Revere, Engineer, written by Andrea Beaty, and illustrated by David Roberts.


Rosie Revere, Engineer is a story of a young girl who dreams of becoming an engineer. We can all take a lesson from Rosie to realize that dreams, professions, skills, and passion are gender neutral. With the help of a wonderful role model in great-great Aunt Rose, Rosie realized that she should celebrate her failures and not hide her inventions! In this story, Rosie engineers a helicopter to make her Great Aunt Rose's dreams come true: to fly. With her inspiration, let's prototype our own transportation vehicle or vessel.


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Prototype a Transportation Vehicle/Vessel

STEM, Arts

Grades 3 - 8

Building a Mini Greenhouse

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Building a Mini Greenhouse

OregonASK

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

Gumdrop Structure Challenge

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Gumdrop Structure Challenge

OregonASK

6 - 8

1 Hour

Students use gumdrops to design a structure that can hold the weight of a textbook. Students engage in a fun activity, expanding their knowledge and creativity.

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Gumdrop Structure Challenge

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

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STEM Activities for Summer Camp

More from this collaborator

STEM Activities for Summer Camp

Grades K - 8

11 Hours 45 Minutes

Overview

Grades K - 2

Grades 3 - 5

Solar System Bead Activity

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades K - 8

Solar System Bead Activity

NASA

K - 8

1 Hour

Students construct -- and where appropriate, calculate -- a scale model of the solar system using beads and string.

Discover Activity

Solar System Bead Activity

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades K - 8

Weather and Climate

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades K - 8

Weather and Climate

National Wildlife Federation

K - 8

50 Minutes

In this activity, we focus on weather and climate. Children commonly misinterpret these words as interchangeable terms. These terms, while related, are different.

Weather is what we experience on a daily basis. It helps us decide what we should wear the next day or bring on an upcoming getaway next week. Weather is a prediction based on various data collected in multiple ways, from ground stations to radars. Weather maps are created to help us understand what to expect based on meteorologists’ evidence (people who study weather).

On the other hand, the climate allows us to see long-term patterns in weather data collected over time — a long period of time. A long time concerning climate is a minimum of thirty years. Climate can tell us many things, from seasonal information and planting zones to increases in global temperatures or carbon dioxide.

Discover Activity

Weather and Climate

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades K - 8

Fossil Match

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 3 - 5

Fossil Match

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students stamp, drag, or roll objects in or through clay. Other students try to match each clay fossil with the object imprinted in it. This activity builds scientific inquiry and collaboration skills.

Discover Activity

Fossil Match

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 3 - 5

Measuring Earthquakes

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 3 - 8

Measuring Earthquakes

California Academy of Sciences

3 - 8

35 Minutes

Students make their own seismograph and learn how scientists measure earthquake intensity.

Discover Activity

Measuring Earthquakes

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 3 - 8

Grades 6 - 8

Sound Effects

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Sound Effects

NASA

6 - 8

1 Hour

Students will learn about the principles of sound, specifically how to amplify and reduce sound volume. Students will construct a speaker to amplify the sound and then will be challenged to find a solution to reduce the perceived sound volume.

Discover Activity

Sound Effects

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Prototype a Transportation Vehicle/Vessel

STEM, Arts

Grades 3 - 8

Prototype a Transportation Vehicle/Vessel

Rediscover Center

3 - 8

1 Hour

In this activity, students will create prototypes of transportation vehicles. This project was inspired by Rosie Revere, Engineer, written by Andrea Beaty, and illustrated by David Roberts.


Rosie Revere, Engineer is a story of a young girl who dreams of becoming an engineer. We can all take a lesson from Rosie to realize that dreams, professions, skills, and passion are gender neutral. With the help of a wonderful role model in great-great Aunt Rose, Rosie realized that she should celebrate her failures and not hide her inventions! In this story, Rosie engineers a helicopter to make her Great Aunt Rose's dreams come true: to fly. With her inspiration, let's prototype our own transportation vehicle or vessel.


Discover Activity

Prototype a Transportation Vehicle/Vessel

STEM, Arts

Grades 3 - 8

Building a Mini Greenhouse

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Building a Mini Greenhouse

OregonASK

6 - 8

1 Hour

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

Discover Activity

Building a Mini Greenhouse

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Gumdrop Structure Challenge

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

Gumdrop Structure Challenge

OregonASK

6 - 8

1 Hour

Students use gumdrops to design a structure that can hold the weight of a textbook. Students engage in a fun activity, expanding their knowledge and creativity.

Discover Activity

Gumdrop Structure Challenge

STEM, Nature and Wildlife

Grades 6 - 8

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Copyright © 2026, Mizzen Education, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to empower, uplift and support out-of-school time educators.