Science Experiments

These science experiments use various materials to teach science in different ways.

• Soda Bottle Rockets (Hess Unacademy)
• Sedimentary Rocks Model (Preschool POWOL Packets)
• Law of Inertia with a Fidget Spinner (From Engineer to Stay at Home Mom)
• Layers of the Earth Bowls (Red Ted Art)
• Solar Ovens (Teachers Are Terrific) OR How to Make the Best Solar Oven (An Off Grid Life) – so much fun!
• Make a Switch with a Banana (Texas Instruments)
• Ocean Science Experiments (Frugal Fun 4 Boys and Girls)

Technology Activities

The education world is changing fast. Younger students are learning about coding earlier and earlier. Choose one of these as a great activity to use simple materials to introduce technology to your elementary students as well as your middle schoolers.

• Computer Coding Color Mixing (iGame Mom)
• Smart Phone Projector (The STEM Laboratory)
• Message Coding Bracelets (STEAMsational)
• Minecraft Chessboard (STEAMsational)

Engineering Projects

• Design a Bridge (Adventures in a Messy Life)
• Ancient Greece Architecture Challenge (Preschool POWOL Packets)
• Egg Drop Challenge (Buggy and Buddy)
• Build a Toothpick Bridge (Look! We’re Learning!)
• Spaghetti Tower (Mama Smiles)
• Simple Machine Bird (From Engineer to Stay at Home Mom)
• Stick Raft Building (Kids Craft Room)
• Craft Stick Ferris Wheel (Teachers are Terrific)
• Egg Car Project (Kimberly Repking)

Math Challenges

• Geometric Heart (Teach Beside Me)
• Skittles Math (Teach Beside Me)
• One Finger Balance Structure (Gift of Curiosity)
• 100 Cup Tower (Little Bins for Little Hands)
• Surface, Area, and Volume Castles (Taylor J’s Math Materials)
• Future Architect Project (Lindsay Bowden)

Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life
by James Patterson