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Space STEM Activities: Launch Student Learning to the Moon
Space STEM Activities: Launch Student Learning to the Moon
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Updated 6/3/24 On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 carried the first humans to the Moon. And, six hours after landing on the Moon, the American astronaut Neil Armstrong took his...

Bowling Physics Activities for Home or the Classroom
Bowling Physics Activities for Home or the Classroom
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Updated 6/10/24 Summer means it’s a great time for indoor sports and activities to help keep cool, and, for me, that always includes bowling! Bowling is one of those awesome...

Golf STEM Activities: Build a Mini-Golf Course at Home
Golf STEM Activities: Build a Mini-Golf Course at Home
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Updated 6/18/24 Golf isn’t just your grandparents’ game anymore. With young golfers gaining popularity and the pop-up of golf entertainment venues such as Topgolf and Drive Shack, more and more...

Pour Painting STEM Lesson: Viscosity, Flow, and Color Mixing
Pour Painting STEM Lesson: Viscosity, Flow, and Color Mixing
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Updated 6/10/24 I’ve been fascinated with art my entire life. My mother was an artist, my father would doodle occasionally to impress my mother, and I loved to draw and...

STEM Weather Lessons: Clouds, Pressure, and Forecasting for Class
STEM Weather Lessons: Clouds, Pressure, and Forecasting for Class
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Updated 6/12/24 There are so many aspects of weather, which makes it a great STEM topic with lessons for every age. And who doesn’t benefit from understanding weather better? It’s...

April Fool’s Day Science Activities That Teach Real Concepts
April Fool’s Day Science Activities That Teach Real Concepts
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Updated 6/11/24 Editor’s Note: The following experiments are not original ideas. The specific projects we’ve shared are adapted from Scout Life, Life Over C’s, Steve Spangler Science, ThoughtCo., and Wonderopolis....