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Home & School Learning: STEM/STEAM Resources Collection 31
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!
- Make a soap powered boat!
- Brilliant Bodies – LIVE with Maddie & Greg
A fantastic, fun playlist of videos… including how to make a poo!
(Yes, we really did said that.)
- Rainbow Celery
- UK Sport Competition
These activities are perfect boredom busters for children aged 5-18. Solve one of the challenges and you could win a video call with an elite UK athlete!
- CREST Awards:
Choose an exciting, fun project from the new CREST Home Learning Hub.
- Make your own water timer!
Experiment with smaller holes for longer times…
- Love 3D printing?
Thingiverse has a HUGE selection of free downloadable prints.
If you don’t have a 3D printer it’s a great place for model ideas, art, sculpture & project inspiration!
- Mobile Phone Holder
Use the same layering technique as a 3D printer to design & make your own cardboard smartphone stand.
- Love computers, apps or coding?
Try a Barefoot Computing mini mission!
- STEM Learning: Remote Lessons
Awesome online Computing & Science sessions for learners.
- Everyone’s seen those magical balancing bird toys…
Now you can make your own & defy gravity!
- Dazzling Discoveries: Create a paper catapult game
Fun and fast engineering!
- The Tech Interactive: Maker May
Try these 5 new design & engineering challenges for kids.
- Help the honey bees, make a bee feeder!
Today’s focus: Surface Tension Art (Suminagashi)
- Prefer worksheets?
Here you can find an enormous selection, just choose your subject & go!
- Upper Primary & Secondary Coin Puzzles
Brilliant brain teasers!
- Little Ones: 111 videos on counting, shape & more!
Numberblocks – Maths for early years
- NEW! – CBeebies: Your Mindful Garden app
Narrated by Stephen Fry
- Miss Steer: 100 Days of Mindfulness for Kids
Introduction below, find the challenges here
- A Wellbeing Workout
This printable resources helps learners focus on kindness.
Journaling
- Parents & Teachers: Your wellbeing is so important too!
Did you know that Microsoft offer templates for a printable mindfulness journal? There’s a wellness tracker, fitness tracker & meal planner too. Try them out, they’re also great for older children & teens.
Teachers:
Here’s a free mindfulness & celebration journal for you
Children:
We’ve shared a link for the Gratitude Journal for Kids before but if you missed it, you can find it here. Don’t forget Big Life Journal have free printables every Friday & there’s a Growth Mindset book from Kitchen Table Classroom.
Covid 19 Time Capsule (Adult & Child versions)
- Top 10 Stretches for Children
Brilliant for improving flexibility.
- Take a look at this awesome school hall-course!
Could you make something like this at home?
You could use chalk on a garden path & wall or design & cut signs & symbols from paper to use indoors.
Don’t forget to tag us @allaboutstem if you have a go!
Don’t forget to follow @AllAboutSTEM on Twitter & Facebook for more.
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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