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Home & School Learning: STEM/STEAM Resources Collection 36
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!
- Catch the M from M&Ms!
Watch the video.
Did you know the M doesn’t dissolve?
Why? Do some online research to find out more…
Here’s a FREE worksheet to use with this activity.
- CREST: Make your own yummy yoghurt!
You could work towards a CREST Awards with this activity.
- Scholastic: Why do Zebras have stripes?
Find the answer to this and more in this free Science Spin magazine!
- Superspy Secrets
Create encrypted messages with the Smallpiece Trust
- Chris Woods – 77 Home STEM projects
Chris offers quick-lists packed with awesome activities!
- IMechE: Build a mechanical hand!
Visit IMechE to download the full instructions and take a look at their range of amazing activities.
- Non-digital Minecraft! – Isometric Drawing
Drawing in three dimensions is a great tool to brainstorm design & technology ideas. Use this video playlist to learn the basics and download free printable grids here.
See below for letters, minecraft and more!
- Build a pet food dispenser from cardboard!
- Make your own yo-yo
(Adult supervision required)
- Create your own narrowboat with our friends Steve Guinness (TV’s LEGO Masters Champion) & Canal & River Trust Explorers!
This is part of a series of brilliant builds with step-by-step instructions, visit @CRTExplorers for more.
- Build your own truncated octahedron & test it’s strength!
- Take the Curly Wurly Challenge!
Stretchy materials are used all of the time in engineering.
How far can you stretch a Curly Wurly?
Does it matter if it’s warm or cold, pulled fast or slow?
The world record is 4.26 metres!
Give it a go, can you beat that?
Today’s focus: Pendulum Painting!
This is a phenomenal effect, beyond awesome but very messy!
Adult supervision required – do not complete this activity indoors or outdoors unless you have parental permission and supervision and cover everywhere in plastic & paper first!
- Take the Magic Square Challenge!
Can you complete it?
- Maths on Toast
A fun site packed with family maths!
- Scholastic: FREE Online Maths Magazine for Children
We love Penguin Percents & Domino Designer, so many ideas for learning in this edition!
- Great Ormond Street: The Power of Play
Adults and children alike, we’re all getting to grips with how to live in this new, temporary ‘normal’. But children have one simple, yet powerful tool at their fingertips to help them cope with the anxiety caused by a pandemic. Play.
Click for games, activities & isolation support/information.
- What’s the right portion size?
Healthy eating printable for children.
- Nuffield Health – Kids Home Workout
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