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Home & School Learning: STEM/STEAM Resources Collection 20
We know teachers & parents are always surfing the web looking for fun, interesting activities for their children, so we’re sharing our Inspiration Stations to help.
Each Inspiration Station is packed with home & school resources, videos, virtual tours, projects, awards and more! There are 60+ collections with over 2000 ideas!
You can also find activities to promote positivity, mindfulness and exercise.
Science – Technology – Engineering – Art – Maths – Mind – Body – Enjoy!
- WOW! Make Elephant Toothpaste!
This is a phenomenal (and simple) experiment to excite children about science and learn about reactions but please follow the the rules. #StaySafe #YouHaveBeenWarned
WARNING! This experiment uses Hydrogen Peroxide.
– ADULT ASSISTANCE IS ESSENTIAL
– USE EYE PROTECTION/PROTECT CLOTHING & STAND WELL BACK
– THE LIQUID & FOAM SHOULD NOT BE TOUCHED – EVER!
- Colourful Science (you can make art from this too!)
Learn about chromatography with this fun experiment.
- Make a cloud light!
You can use cotton wool instead of snow fluff & be sure to use LED battery powered lights for a super-safe lamp. This make creates such a brilliant effect!
- Key Stage 3 Coding: Python Programming!
Learn how to write a Python program telling people all about you, then move on to game programming.
- Beginner App Development
By completing this activity you will research, design and write code for your own mobile phone application, before finally evaluating and publishing for the world to see.
- WOW! Bloodhound SSC (now LSR)
All About STEM work directly with Bloodhound SSC (now LSR) so we know how awesome their 1000mph car is! Bloodhound have joined forces with Twinkle to bring you a HUGE selection of epic (FREE!) resources.
There are a whopping 33 education packs covering all ages.
You could use these to have your own STEM day at home or school as they cover literacy, maths, science, engineering, design & more.
These are must haves – colourful, interactive, engaging & fun!
You can find official resources from Bloodhound Education here too and see the car in action!
- Are we connected?
Explore engineering through communication technology.
Find your friends using trilateration, consider AI technology, use algorithims to build shapes using tangrams, program a virtual Sphero ball and use your code-breaking skills!
- Make your own fizzy drink!
Combine food, engineering & chemistry to complete this perfect pop project.
- Royal Academy of Engineering: Power Up!
Power up! looks at different types of energy, the importance of electricity and how it is generated. It investigates different types of renewable energy sources through a number of hands-on practical activities.
This is an excellent learning pack to work through online or print!
Today’s focus – Create to Connect – Not to be missed!
64 Million Artists are offering an arts challenge, there’s a fantastic parent & teacher pack to download here and an activity worksheet for every session! (Worksheet links are in the pack.)
More creative ideas than you can count, one activity alone has over 100 suggestions…
- Get visual!
We think these animated resources are fantastic for parents to use on a laptop with their children. They’re originally designed for teachers so are brilliant for both home & school.
There’s 102 activities altogether & lots of fun games & speed quizzes so why not try parent (or teacher) V’s learner? GO!
Website: Transum Mathematics
- Maths Map Game: Choose your subject, choose your activity and play – awesome!
- Royal Institution: Primary Maths Masterclass (Year 5/6 & above)
Can you win the lottery?
- Visit STEM Learning for a fantastic selection of maths resources, there are too many to count!
- Meditation for Children: Spaceship to the Moon!
- Feelings: My Internal Weather Report
- Gratitude Journal Page: What are you thankful for?
- Mindfulness: Being in the present – The Present Moment
- Seated Yoga for Children
- Strike a pose: Yoga for wheelchair users
- Pop Music Medley: Workout sessions for wheelchair users (3 Parts)
- Harry Potter Workout: Bombarda!
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You can tag us in your home or school project photos, we’d love to share them and celebrate your activities!
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