Hands On STEAM Activities

Download STEAM activity directions here so you can do the activities at home, in your classroom, or at an event.


Dry Ice Root Beer

Learn about states of matter and the chemistry behind root beer while making a fun drink!

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Ice Cream in a Bag

Learn about states of matter and the chemistry behind ice cream!

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Pinhole Camera

Safely view the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 using a simple cardstock pinhole camera.

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Exploding Paint Cans

Learn about chemistry and physics while launching paint cans like rockets.

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Alka Seltzer Rockets

Learn about Newton's Laws and Chemistry while launching mini rockets!.

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Exploding Pumpkin Bags

Learn about acids and bases while making a Zip Loc Bag explode.

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Physics at Home

Learn about Physics and Math using items from around the house!

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Puking Pumpkins

Three fun ways to make your Halloween Pumpkin into a creepy science experiment!

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Five Ghostly STEAM Experiments

Five fun ghost themed experiments: Ghost Rockets, Ghost Lava Lamps, Ghost Air Cannons, Dancing Ghosts & Expanding Ghosts.

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Leakproof Bags

Learn about polymers while demonstrating a cool property of zippered plastic bags!

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Instant Snow

Learn about states of matter and polymers while experimenting with instant snow.

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Catapult

Learn about Potential and Kinetic Energy while making a simple catapult.

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Paper Copters

Learn about principles of flight while making a paper copter!.

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Glow Stick Experiments

Learn about how temperature affects chemiluminescence in glow sticks!

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Straw Rockets

Learn about Bernoulli's Principle and Newton's Laws while using a simple straw rocket.

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Pom  Pom Poppers

Learn about Newon's Laws of Motion while making a pom pom launcher.

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Mini Walking Rainbows

Learn about color mixing and capillary action while making rainbows.

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Energy Stick Circuit

Learn about electricity while using an Energy Stick to make a giant circuit!.

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Static Electricity Experiments

Learn about static electricity through three experiments using a balloon!

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Paper Circuits

Use copper tape, LEDs, and a coin cell battery to make a paper circuit!.

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Make Conductive Dough

Make conductive play dough that can be used to make circuits!

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Make Insulating Dough

Make a special dough that does not conduct electricity to use while making circuits!.

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Junkbots!

Use engineering to build a bot out of junk supplies.

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Mentos Fountains

Learn why Mentos and Soda create an eruption.

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Paper Airplane Launchers

Learn about physics and engineering while building paper airplane launchers.

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Greenhouse Activity

Grow beans in a window greenhouse and learn about how plants grow!.

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Motorized Spin Art Machines

Learn about circuits and forces while creating colorful art with mini motorized spin art machines.

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Dry Ice Color Change

Learn about acids and bases using Dry Ice.

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Dry Ice Bubble Domes

Learn about sublimation and surface tension while making a bubble dome!

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Dry Ice Boo Bubbles

Make Dry Ice Bubbles That Can Bounce.

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Levitating Paper Clip

Describe your product or give more information.

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Static Electricity Experiment

Describe your product or give more information.

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Disappearing Glass

Learn about refraction and reflection while making glass seem to disappear!

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Disappearing Colors

Make a Drawing Turn Black and White or Disappear Using Refraction!

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Walking Rainbow

Learn about capillary action and color theory!

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Rainbow Density Tower

Learn about the density of different liquids!

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April Fool's Day Trick: Water Marble Illusion

Play a fun trick on family and friends with this easy optical illusion using water beads- and learn about polymers! Click the link below to get your directions!

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April Fool's Day Trick: Jell-O Drink

Play a fun trick on family and friends using Jell-O- and learn about polymers. Click the link below to get your directions!

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April Fool's Day Trick: Disappearing Water

Play a fun trick on family and friends using diapers- and learn about polymers. Click the link below to get your directions!

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