By Amy Cowen
on November 22, 2021 8:00 AM
These 14 activities combine engineering, science, and creativity to make unique STEM gifts trainees can make to keep or to offer!
Science and Engineering to Make and Give
Construct a Bird Feeder to Study Birds: a bird feeder can be utilized at any time of the year in a backyard.
The First Cartoon: Make Your Own Thaumatrope!: create a timeless paper toy with an easy spinning animation.
Design a Cell Phone Stand: design a practical cell phone stand with simple materials.
How to Grow the very best Crystals: explore altering the shapes and colors of the crystals you grow.
Making Homemade Bath Bombs: carbonated bath bombs are enjoyable to make and enjoyable to utilize.
Grow Rock Candy Crystals: make your own customized taste of this timeless sweet treat!
Do your trainees like to do projects that provide a take-away at the end? Many students particularly enjoy projects that result in a completed product they can utilize, display, keep, or share. All of the tasks and activities below supply chances for STEM knowing and result in an ended up item that kids might provide or keep as a present.
Make Tie-Dye T-shirts with Permanent Markers: use marker tie-dye to develop customized clothes, accessories, or accessories. See our seasonal ornament version.
DIY Face Mask: make and tailor protective face masks.
Evident Motion in Flipbooks: highlight an unique story that comes to life when the pages are turned.
Make a Paper Circuit: use paper circuits to make unique cards. See our holiday-inspired welcoming card version for motivation.
Make Marbled Cards Using Science!: use food coloring to fit the season for these easy-to-make marbled cards.
Cosmetic Science: Testing Lip Balm Recipes: make your own custom lip balm formula.
LED Dance Glove: see our spot example to get influenced about methods to turn wearable electronic devices into a special individualized present.
Try One of These 14 Creative STEM Projects
These STEM jobs and activities integrate imaginative “making” with hands-on science and engineering. With these tasks, students will be learning, checking out, innovating, and practicing essential STEM concepts while developing colorful, unique, and customized items they can offer or keep away!
Turn Milk into Plastic: make special beads or small sculptures from milk plastic.
Creative STEM in Action
These videos demonstrate a few of the activities highlighted above:
How to Make Paper Circuits
Paper Marbling– STEM Activity
Build a Bird Feeder to Study Birds– STEM activity
The First Cartoon: Make Your Own Thaumatrope!
How to Make Great Rock Candy– STEM activity
More STEM Fun for the Holidays
For additional hands-on STEM motivation, see the following examples of science tasks that students can do with the vacations in mind:
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Do your students like to do tasks that offer them a take-away at the end? Lots of trainees specifically delight in projects that result in a finished item they can use, display, keep, or share. All of the jobs and activities below provide chances for STEM learning and outcome in a finished item that kids might keep or give as a present.
Have you utilized a science project, STEM activity, or Lesson Plan from Science Buddies in your class or program? Email us at [email protected] and tell us how you utilize Science Buddies with students.
