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Home & School Learning: STEM/STEAM Resources Collection 42
There’s no need to ride the search engines, hop off at All About STEM’s Inspiration Station!
During this time, we know that teachers and parents are surfing the web looking for fun, interesting activities for their children. Supporting this mission is our priority so every weekday we will be sourcing and sharing home & school resources, competitions, virtual tours, videos, ideas, awards and more!
We’ll also be listing activities to promote positivity, mindfulness and exercise.
Science – Technology – Engineering – Art – Maths – Body – Mind – Enjoy!
- Glasgow Science Centre: Delicious chemical reactions
Cake-in-a-cup
Who doesn’t love cake? Grab yourself a mug & have a go!
- Make a Lit Lava Lamp!
- STEM Learning:
Starters for STEM – Snappy science activities for kids
- University of Edinburgh: Swab My Home – Real Life Science
Where do microorganisms prefer to grow?
Download the workbook, complete the experiments & print your completion certificate!
- Netflix Series: Our Planet
Experience our planet’s natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope. (David Attenborough)
More…
- Be Internet Awesome with Google’s Interland!
Explore, play, learn & be net-safe…
Just use your arrow keys to play and choose your answers.
- No-tech time: Make a 3D Labyrinth Maze
Asray is 15 & created this amazing labyrinth using scrap card.
Be inspired, make your own maze & see if your family can solve it!
- Outwood Grange: GCSE Computer Science
Hours of videos and home learning!
- Younger Children: App – Professor Astro’s Solar System
Discover more about space & our planets in this fun game!
- FREE Courses: Elements of Artificial Intelligence
Learn what AI is, what can (and can’t) be done with AI, and how to start creating AI methods. The courses combine theory with practical exercises and can be completed at your own pace.
- Competition Special!
- INWED 2020: Poster Competition
Open to 11-18 year olds.
Two categories – 11- 14 & 15 – 18
To take part you will need to create a ‘poster’ with the overall theme of sustainability in engineering. Posters can be created digitally or by hand. .
- Engineers in the making WANTED
This fortnight’s Royal Academy of Engineering challenge is ‘Light Saver!’. Did you know that the properties of light are being used to save babies lives?
Find out more, get involved & win prizes!
- INWED 2020: Lottie Doll Soapbox Car Competition
In Partnership with the Women’s Engineering Society, Arklu, creators of the Lottie doll are excited to announce, a Worldwide STEAM Competition (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Maths) giving kids the chance to design their very own Lottie Doll Soapbox Race Car! The winning design will be made into a real toy Soapbox Race Car, available all over the world!!
- Enter The Bright Ideas Challenge – HUGE prizes to be won!
Young people can use their creativity, problem solving and STEM skills to devise innovative solutions that could power cities of the future.
This competition is open to ages 11-14 and suitable for school/home learning.
Today’s focus: Family – Get Crafty with Instructables!
(Adult supervision required)
- Sew a Character
Harry Potter Pendant
Baby Yoda Backpack
Make a Plushy
Cactus Pin Cushion
Tie Dye Joggers
Easy Pizza Slippers
Space Shirt
Pet Igloo
Geodesic Dome
Print & Make: Saturn V Moon Rocket
Kaleidocycles
- Maths Mastery!
Maths Resources Packs for Early Years, Key Stage 1, 2 & 3.
(Government recommended resource)
- MathsBlaster
Exciting online maths games
(Government recommended resource)
- Maths with Parents
FREE Maths Program for Children
FREE to the end of the school year.
(Government recommended resource)
- Mathigon
Key Stage 3 Maths Activities & Games
(Government recommended resource)
- Pathway 2 Success: Helping with Anxiety & Worry
Includes Positive Thoughts & Affirmations Printable
- Jigsaw: Return to School
Recovery Pack
Support documents & ideas for opening schools & returning learners
- Twinkl – Mindfulness for Children:
Session Pack – Download
- Rise Above: My Mind for pre-teens & teens –
Support videos from young adults on anxiety, Covid 19, change, stress and more.
Don’t forget to follow All About STEM on Twitter & Facebook as we’ll be posting more resources there.
-Tag us @allaboutstem to highlight useful resources and we will feature them or pass them on.
-Tag us in your home or school project photos and inspire others. We’d love to share them and celebrate your children’s success!
We know this is a very difficult period. We will try our best to showcase enriching educational activities and help you find what you need in the shortest time.
Keep it fun, keep smiling, keep safe
– Team All About STEM
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