STEM
Explore your choice of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics with these fun, educational activities for kids.
BIOLOGY
TOAD ABODE
From Amazing Amphibians
Invite toads to move into your yard or garden with this adorable toad abode.
GO ON AN ECOSYSTEM SCAVENGER HUNT
From Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids
One way to heighten your observation skills is to go on a nature walk with a list of things to find!
BUILD A COMPOST BIN
From George Washington Carver for Kids
Cantaloupe rinds and egg cartons will disappear as living microbes turn your garbage into food for your garden.
DNA EXTRACTION
From Junk Drawer Biology
Learn how to extract DNA from common fruit.
CHEMISTRY
ELECTROLYSIS: SPLITTING H2O
From Marie Curie for Kids
You will probably never split atoms, but you can split water!
THREE-PENNY BATTERY
From Junk Drawer Chemistry
Create your own battery using items from your family’s junk drawer.
TECHNOLOGY
MAKE AN ALBERTI CIPHER DISK
From Code-Cracking for Kids
Different versions of Alberti’s cipher disk were used through the centuries, all based on the same simple idea.
TRACK DOWN INTERFERENCE
From Beyond the Solar System
Are the skies around you quiet enough for a radio telescope? Find out by making and using your own RFI detector.
HOW BIG WAS THE COMMAND MODULE?
From The Apollo Missions for Kids
Use yarn to re-create the shape of the command module to get an idea of how big it really was . . . or wasn’t.
ENGINEERING
ROLLING THUNDER
From The Racecar Book
This cardboard-infused rolling machine is perfect for the great indoors.
WILD DONKEY
From The Art of the Catapult
The onager-style catapult was among the most successful catapult designs ever created.
NEWSPAPER TABLE
From Junk Drawer Engineering
Engineering Challenge: Build a table out of newspaper that will hold up a book!
MATH
BUTTON SORTING SQUARES
From MathArts
Young artists sort buttons into grids, sorting by attributes such as size.
MULTIPLY BY DIVIDING AND MORE
From Number Sense and Nonsense
“What multiplies by dividing?” Mike challenged Jonathan. “That’s impossible,” replied Jonathan. “I know that multiplication and division are opposites. To multiply by dividing is nonsense. What’s the answer?”
WHEAT CRACKER AREA
From Junk Drawer Geometry
Compare area to perimeter with wheat crackers.
DISCOVER MORE STEM
ACTIVITY BOOKS
THE WRIGHT BROTHERS FOR KIDS
NIKOLA TESLA FOR KIDS
