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11 Awesome Science Experiments You Need to Show Your Kids

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Can you really do STEM cheap? Someone always asked me if it's really possible because STEM is often associated with expensive items like software, robots, and computers!

We know how to put together inexpensive STEM ideas everyone will love and benefit from. Whether you want to make tinker trays, put together STEM challenges, or try out cool science experiments, we have lots of ideas.

HOW TO PUT TOGETHER INEXPENSIVE STEM IDEAS FOR KIDS

Learning how to put together inexpensive STEM ideas is a wonderful way to encourage learning oppotunities that include science, technology, engineering, and math. All kids should have a chance to try STEM challenges, Science Experiments, and Tinker Trays.

Sounds pretty expensive doesn't it? It doesn't have to be. We have been collecting materials for some time on different trips to dollar stores, hardware stores, and even our recycling bin. Inexpensive STEM ideas are awesome.
FINDING INEXPENSIVE STEM SUPPLIES
We love to build structures and try out different STEM challenges. There are so many places to find supplies like the dollar stores, grocery stores, hardware stores, and even your junk drawers and tool boxes.

The recycling bin is a great option too. To start, get a large container and start saving neat things. Check out the handy lists below or click here to see our dollar store engineering kit!
HOW TO MAKE INEXPENSIVE TINKER TRAYS
I have enjoyed making some themed tinker trays this year starting with this past Christmas, Valentine's Day, and St. Patricks Day. An Easter tray is in the works.

I also like to keep a small tinker kit/tray/box on hand for every day use as seen far right. Scissors, paper, markers, and our recycling bin collection are always available as a compliment to our trays. In addition many of our holiday theme STEM challenges use much of the materials on these trays. Click on the blue links below.

VALENTINES DAY TINKER TRAY

LEPRECHAUN TRAP TINKER KIT
IDEAS FOR INEXPENSIVE STEM ACTIVITIES
Simple and cheap STEM ideas make learning fun and easy for parents, teachers, and caregivers. Learning how to put together inexpensive STEM ideas means thinking outside the box!

Fancy supplies just aren't necessary when introducing young kids to STEM. Keep it simple! Some of the best STEM challenges and science experiments use what you already have.

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FRUGAL, FUN, CHEAP, STEM CHALLENGES AND EXPERIMENTS FOR KIDS

Click on photos or use the blue links for details. Here are a bunch of awesome and cheap STEM activities you can try right away!

Create a set of paper bag STEM challenges to have ready for anytime learning.

Print out our free house design activities and build your own creation.

Design and engineer a rubber band car to go with your favorite book!

Take a part an old computer {with adult supervision}

Craft your own screen free coding game to learn about algorithms.

Or print out this free algorithm coding game board.

Build a winch to explore simple machines.

Set up a one square foot STEM project for any season.
SUPPLY LISTS FOR INEXPENSIVE STEM IDEAS
I have made some simple supply lists below. They are by no means comprehensive but rather a sampling of supplies we currently have on hand. I like to check out the dollar stores with the change of seasons and holidays to find new items or replenish highly used items. They even sell simple tools.

COLORFUL INEXPENSIVE STEM IDEAS FOR KIDS

We are participating in the 28 Days of Hands-On STEM activities for kids!

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We can't get enough of hands-on science experiments around here! These awesome science activities are categorized by the seasons of the year. Grab one to add to your homeschool or after school learning. Keep this list handy all year long. Thee are over 100 science experiments here to fit every season.

I've pulled the best science experiments from blogs and websites across the internet and put them all in one place. They will work for a wide variety of ages from preschool through elementary school.

Awesome Science Activities for Winter

What makes pinecones open up? Do mittens really keep our hands warm? How do you make frozen bubbles? These 20+ winter science activities include experiments about ice, snow, sledding, winter holidays and animals in winter.

Awesome Science Activities for Spring

Can you raise butterflies to lay eggs in captivity? How do rain clouds work? Can you squeeze an egg and not break it?

Here are 20+ spring science activities that include experiments about plants and gardening, nature study with animalsm spring weather, Easter eggs, and Earth Day themed experiments.

Awesome Science Activities for Summer

Why is the ocean salty? Can you make s'mores in a solar oven? Which animals visit your yard after the sun goes down?

Here's 35+ summer science activities, including experiments about the night sky, insects, animals, the beach, the sun and even a few for when it's just too hot to be outdoors.

Awesome Science Activities for Fall

Why do leaves change color? What makes an apple rot? How do squirrels help the forest by hoarding nuts?

These fall science activities will explore the science of animals, leaves, pumpkins, apples, Halloween and Thanksgiving.

More Holiday Themed Science Activities

Valentine's Day

How does the human heart work? What happens when you put conversation hearts in liquids? What's the chemistry involved in secret love messages? Try these Valentine themed science experiments to find out.

St. Patrick's Day

How do rainbows work? Where can you find the element gold? What makes shamrocks green? Find out with these St. Patrick's Day Science Experiments.

Easter

Can you bounce a raw egg? Can you grow carrots in a soda bottle? How do you raise and care for baby bunnies? Find out that and more with these cool Easter Science Experiments.

Halloween

Can you make a pumpkin explode?! Is spider venom dangerous? How do you make a fake blood potion? These activities and more can be found in our list of spooky and fun Halloween Science Experiments.

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This is YOUR guide to STEM activities and science experiments all year round, STEM is a hot topic because it's everywhere! STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math. You CAN make STEM activities exciting, educational, and inexpensive for young kids. Build a love for learning and a solid base for understanding key concepts later on.

Encourage experimenting, tinkering, building, observing, exploring, problem solving, and creating! Create curiosity. Create passion, Create an opportunity for kids to push the limits of what they can do.

Our science activities plus STEM challenges will help kids fall in love with the world of STEM. Check out our Holiday Themed Ideas too. You will also find our holiday STEM guides have printable STEM challenge cards too!
NEW STEM FOR THE SEASON! SPRING STEM ACTIVITIES
SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS AND STEM ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

Science experiments and activities and STEM challenges are awesome for young kids! These activities are visually stimulating, hands-on, and sensory rich for discovery and exploration!

My son is 8 and we started around 3 years of age with simple science experiments. Here's our very first experiment.

I like to work with what I have around the house. These activities and experiments are all parent friendly and quick to set up. However, they provide so many wonderful sensory experiences.They are also excellent for building language skills and social/emotional skills as you work together.
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PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN SCIENCE
A Year Of STEM Activities and Challenges SLIME! It's one of our most popular and most awesome science activities yet!
What do STEM activities look like for early elementary age kids?

STEM isn't just about computer software and circuit boards. Check out the other side of STEM that even young kids can do!

What Is Stem? Read a little bit about STEM for kids to get started!

Want to understand a little bit more about this popular acronym? STEM is cool.
BASIC SLIME SCIENCE FOR KIDS
Learn a little bit about polymers, molecules, and cross linking! Slime is fascinating and so much more than something to play with! It's chemistry too.

Below you will find some great ideas for introducing STEM to kids as well as the current seasonal or holiday STEM ideas perfect for the moment. Click on the links above images to read more!

Terrific mix of science and engineering for kids to build whatever they can think of or the tallest tower possible! Fun ideas to try with both food and non food items.
STEM ON A BUDGET
Is STEM expensive? It doesn't have to be. EVERY kid should be able to do STEM.
PAPER BAG STEM IDEAS
Simple ideas for young kids and older kids too! Uses lots of basic supplies you already have!

Fun and simple ideas to introduce coding to kids with and without a computer!

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After an awesome response to my first post, Supporting ELLs in the Science Classroom, I decided to write a Part 2 that will provide you with 5 more ideas to support your English Language Learners.

In Part I, I discussed the following ideas:

1. Write a language objective.

2. Make a list of key vocabulary.

3. Use graphic organizers.

4. Media, media, media.

5. Provide hands-on experiences.

In Part II, I have 5 more important things you can incorporate into your science lessons that promote English acquisition while still teaching content.
6. Provide sentence stems for speaking and writing.
I have found that sentence stems help many of my students communicate. You can have some standard sentence stems that are used for many classroom activities, as well as sentence stems for particular activities. I tend to provide optional sentence stems for science notebook entries.
7.Take into account students' experiences that they can share.
Several years ago, I had a student from Jordan who really enjoyed sharing his experiences. When we started learning about erosion in deserts, he asked if he could share some information. He brought in photos and told the class all about the changing landscape. It was so cool! Our students have plenty to share...let's encourage it!
8. Allow many opportunities for conversation.
Students who are learning English NEED opportunities to converse with their peers. "Turn and talk" is my go-to statement. If I ask a question, there's a 95% chance I'm going to say "turn and talk" rather than calling on students to answer. "Turn and talk" lasts just about 15-30 seconds depending on the question. After they've had a chance to talk, I'll call on students to share their ideas.

Another conversation technique I like is giving students a change to write or draw their ideas, explain them to a partner, then share with the class. This gives them a chance to formulate their ideas and practice before sharing.
9. Incorporate multiple modes of representation. 10. Use hands-on vocabulary instruction.
Write. Draw. Model. Animate. Graph. Using science learning stations allows students to explore new content in multiple ways. I tend to incorporate stations for 40-50% of instruction time. Students read, form models, do mini-labs, use the computer, sort pictures, interpret tables, and practice vocabulary.

Rather than the same old thing of having students write the definition and draw a picture for a word, provide an experience before even introducing new vocabulary. Hands-on vocabulary instruction uses a familiarizing experience for students to draw from when learning new terms. After an activity, the teacher introduces new vocabulary using Whole Brain Teaching. Then, students apply those new terms to the activity they just completed. Learn more about hands-on science vocabulary instruction.

Read Post #1, Supporting ELLs in the Science Classroom.

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Anemometer

Meteorologists use anemometers to measure wind speed in one area. With this data, they can determine how quickly a storm, or weather system, will travel to other areas.

Build Your Own Weather Tool!
Use the materials and follow the directions below.

Materials
* Five 3-ounce paper cups
* Hole punch
* One straight pin
* Pencil (with eraser)
* Scissors
* Stapler
* Two straight plastic straws
* Watch with a second hand

Directions

1. Punch one hole in each of four paper cups, about ½" below the rim. Color the outside of one of the cups.

2. In the fifth cup, punch four evenly spaced holes about ¼ " below the rim.

3. Push a straw through the hole of the colored cup. Fold down the tip of the straw inside the cup, and staple it to the cup on the side opposite the hole.

4. Push the straw through two opposite holes in the four-hole cup. Attach another cup to the opposite end of the straw. Make sure that the second cup faces the opposite direction from the first cup.

5. Repeat the above step with the other two cups and straw.

6. Position the four cups so that they face the same direction — clockwise or counterclockwise. Make sure the cups are all the same distance from the center.

7. Poke a hole in the bottom of the center cup. Push the eraser end of the pencil through the hole.

8. Push the pin through the intersection of the two straws. Then push it into the eraser as far as possible.

Experiment!

1. With a friend, take the anemometer outside to an open area where the wind is blowing.

2. While one of you times exactly one minute on the watch, the other counts how many times the colored cup goes by in one minute. This is the number of revolutions per minute (RPM).

3. Convert your answer for RPM to miles per hour (MPH) using this formula:
RPM X 0.2142 = MPH

4. Record this number on your Weather Data Sheet (PDF).

View and print using Adobe Acrobat Reader® software, version 4.0 or higher. Get Adobe Reader for free.

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Snow Gauge

Use a snow gauge to measure the amount of snow that falls in a given period of time.

Build Your Own Weather Tool!
Use the materials and follow the directions below.

Materials
* Flat board, at least 2' X 4" wide
* Ruler

Experiment!

1. Place the board outside on a flat surface in an open area.

2. Check the board every day at the same time, preferably in the morning before any snow that fell overnight has a chance to melt.

3. Stick the ruler into the snow until it hits the board. Note how high the snow fall measures.

4. Record on your Weather Data Sheet (PDF) how much snow has fallen to the nearest ¼ of an inch (.25).

5. Wipe the snow off the board, and place the clean board on top of snow.

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