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8 STEM-based Projects That Make Learning Fun

Aug 20, 2021 | Education | 0 Comments | 214

Getting kids to work hands-on with materials around them helps build a positive attitude towards education. So much learning happens away from books and classrooms, when kids are exploring on their own, seeing things for themselves, and experiencing things first-hand.

Making for the perfect indoor activity for kids, these STEM projects are easy and fun, and are going to change the approach to learning!

1. Water Cycle In A Bag

Kids will learn about the water cycle and scientific concepts like evaporation with this fun and easy project that only needs a Ziploc bag and a few drops of food colouring. Malia over at Playdough To Plato provides a step-by-step instructional for this!

2. Catapult

Reuse old ice cream or popsicle sticks for this simple DIY catapult from kidsactivities.com. Suitable for young kids 3 years up, this easy craft project will delight your kids and also give them a brand new toy. Kids can see for themselves the trajectory of objects launched from the catapult, and also judge how far they land based on the different criteria.

3. Baking Soda Balloons:

Kids can learn simple chemistry with this wonderful experiment! Feed your kids’ curious appetite for knowledge with these instructions by Little Bins, Little Hands. Let them play around with quantities to encourage enquiry and critical thinking!

4. Salt Pendulum:

The Home School Scientist shares a great STEM project for kids that will teach them about concepts like gravity. Applying text book theories in real life, this pendulum is tons of fun and learning for kids!

5. Windmill

Inspired by the book The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, which also inspired the Netflix movie of the same name (a great watch for kids and adults!), this fun science project for kids is the perfect weekend activity.

6. Invisible Ink
Let your child play out their spy mystery thriller fantasy with this invisible ink experiment! Putting to use fun chemistry, your kids can write secret messages to their friends with this invisible ink.

7. Erupting Rainbow Rocks

Teaching kids about chemical reactions cannot get easier than this sensorial STEM activity from Steam Powered Family! Have fun with food colour as kids make explosions with everyday kitchen supplies, and learn about endothermic reactions in the process!

8. Homemade Music Instruments

This combines DIY arts and crafts activities for kids with fun science learning to provide a musical instrument at the end of it! Let your child explore sound and absorb some STEM learning from this list of homemade instruments they can make by Buggy And Buddy.

This are the Engaging STEM based Activities for Kids, for more engaging activities please visit Windmill Live Activities category.