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June 13, 2025 6:00 AM
Series of STEM activities guides students in building and experimenting with a popsicle stick drone. From a beginner build to adding advanced Arduino controls, follow along to build and test your own mini drone!
Drones can be fun (and challenging!) to fly. A drone's hovering flight may look effortless, but whether you've experimented with a drone indoors or outside, you know that a lot goes into expertly navigating a drone to keep it in the air and…
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June 4, 2025 6:00 AM
Student science projects to explore AI, machine learning, and artificial intelligence algorithms.
Explore Cutting-edge Science with AI Projects
Have you had a chat with a chatbot or used ChatGPT? Advancements in image- and text-creation tools have brought artificial intelligence (AI) into mainstream conversations. No longer is AI stuck in the realm of science fiction books and movies! AI is an increasingly prevalent and important part of our world, with uses ranging from medical diagnoses…
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June 3, 2025 8:00 AM
Teach students about various ocean sciences topics, including density, acidification, ocean circulation, the impact of rising temperatures and the melting of polar ice, and more. Students exploring ocean sciences learn about the formation of the ocean, the role of the ocean in the Earth's water cycle, the importance of the ocean as a habitat, and how the ocean fits into sustainability goals for the future.
Ocean Sciences Lessons, Projects, and…
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May 16, 2025 8:00 AM
Looking for last-minute STEM ideas for the end of the year, for after testing, for a classroom warmup, or for a rainy day at home? Try these paper-based STEM activities!
Science Activities that Use Paper!
Doing science and engineering activities doesn't have to require lots of materials. If you are looking for something to do with students in the classroom or with kids at home, an engaging STEM learning experience might be just a stack of paper…
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April 28, 2025 12:00 PM
May the 4th be with you! Tie simple science explorations in with Star Wars for Star Wars Day. Great STEM ideas for the classroom or for family science with kids at home. Connect favorite characters, epic movie scenes, Star Wars lore, and more with hands-on learning!
May the 4th Be with You (AKA Star Wars Day)
May 4th is a day of epic proportions for Star Wars fans. Echoing the popular movie line, the day is celebrated as May the 4th Be with You…
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April 21, 2025 8:00 AM
Use these free STEM lessons and science activities to explore DNA, heredity, and genetics with K-12 students.
How are we like our parents? What makes apples and onions different? Why are some siblings similar in appearance or behavior and others different? How do our genes determine our features and physical characteristics? Can our genes also predict our health or the probability that we will get a disease?
DNA holds the key to answering these…
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April 18, 2025 6:00 AM
Use these free science projects and STEM lessons and activities to celebrate Earth Day and explore related environmental science aimed at using STEM to increase sustainability, protect the Earth, and solve challenges we face for the future.
Since its start in 1970, Earth Day has become a global day of activism and learning about environmental topics related to protection of the Earth, its natural resources, and species. Climate change, global…
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March 25, 2025 6:00 AM
Use these free STEM lessons and activities to introduce and experiment with robotics with students. From designing and building simple robots to thinking about how robots can be used to solve real-world problems, these hands-on projects help students gain and practice circuit-building and robotics engineering skills.
The free STEM lessons, projects, and activities below help introduce students to robotics, robotics engineering, and the kinds of…
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March 20, 2025 8:00 AM
Celebrate spring with these free science and engineering lessons, projects, and activities for enriching hands-on STEM related to spring weather, flowers, plants, and more!
STEM Activities to Explore Spring Themes to Science Class
After the winter months, the return of spring brings fresh patterns of weather, animal behavior, plant growth, and more. There are plenty of opportunities for students to explore science with activities related to…
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March 18, 2025 8:00 AM
As college basketball prepares for the March Madness spring championship, students can investigate basketball science and the math and physics behind hoops success.
March Madness Sports Science
Great hands-on sports science projects help students explore science, physics, and math principles at work in the sports they love to play and watch. When it comes to basketball and March Madness, students can bounce through physics experiments related to…
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