Blog: STEM Education Insights and Classroom Tips from Pitsco

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
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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
Melissa Karsten

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
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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....

Gingerbread House STEM Lesson: Engineering Structures That Stand
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Updated 6/11/24 Have you ever built a gingerbread house? This traditional holiday activity is as popular and fun as it is frustrating. From the graham cracker, no-baking-required creations to store-bought...

Static Electricity Classroom Experiments: Simple STEM Activities
Deidre Galloway

Updated 6/12/24 We’re all familiar with the static cling when we forget to put the dryer sheet in the dryer, especially during the winter season. Or maybe you’ve gotten shocked...