Earth Day is coming up on April 22nd, and I was inspired by this video I saw on The Kid Should See This about a small town in rural Japan well on its way to becoming a zero waste community. This means that they will produce no trash. To this end, they sort their trash into 34 recycling…
Category: STEM/STEAM
Science non fictions books and fun experiments for kids to do at home.
More Really Cool Science and Art Videos for Kids
My son selected four cool videos from a slew for your viewing pleasure. I added some book suggestions. Like his video picks? Here’s more: The Kid Should Really See These Videos! Amazing Videos to Share With Your Kids My Son’s Favorite Fun and Educational Videos The Kid Should Really See This Videos Flu Season Science…
Fun STEM Project: Make an Easy Pop-Up Card
I showed my son this video below on how to make an easy Pop-Up card. He watched it once and said that he “got it,” and then went off road, making two cards of his own. It’s a fun and easy way to introduce STEM (or really this is more STEAM – Science Technology Engineering…
9 Cell Science Projects Using Cake and Candy
Middle school science doesn’t have to be dry and boring. Here are 9 Cell Science Projects Using Cake and Candy, including my daughter’s 7th grade project in which baked a cake to depict a model of a cell. The model of a cell cake is a popular science project for 7th grade. My daughter says that anyone…
One Cut STEM Shape Fun
My son and I watched mathematician Dr. Katie Steckles cut a square with just one cut. This is an idea that dates back to 1721 in Japan: The Fold and Cut Theorem. My son was fascinated by the one cut idea so we decided to try it out ourselves. We started with the 1 cut square….
5th Grade Cloud Science Project
My three kids have been lucky enough to have the same kindergarten teacher and the same 5th grade teacher — bookends to their elementary school lives. Every year in 5th grade, the grade does a big science unit on the weather which includes cloud formations. And, every year, the kids make cloud posters. Day 1:…
Homopolar Motor: Clean Energy Science Project for 5th Grade
This video that we saw on The Kid Should See This prompted me to buy the supplies to try this at home with my son: Supply List for Homopolar Motor I bought the wrong magnets so I would suggest you buy this smaller one instead. It’s less expensive too! Neodymium Magnet, $10 Be careful with…