Learn what makes the best paper airplane and why.
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Resources: How to Make 5 EASY Paper Airplanes Soaring Science: Test Paper Planes |
Let's get creative and build a penny bank with materials from around the house!
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Resources: Tissue Box Piggy Bank |
Gather your Lego figurines - We're making stop action videos!
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Resources: Stop Motion for Beginners How to Make Stop-Motion |
Test your geometry skills by creating some fun animals paper and your creativity.
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Resources: Origami Frog Step-by Step Instructions Origami Frog - NKY Makerspace Easy Origami for Kids - Hummingbird Easy Origami Turtle |
Create a raft with items in your recycling bin!
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Resources: PBS Guide How to Make a Boat from Bottle |
Strengthen your understanding of math by playing a fun game!
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Resources: Yahtzee Rule Guide Yahtzee - Play Online |
Learn how to make your own marble maze out of materials around your house.
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Resources: 10+ Awesome Homemade Marble Runs How to Make a Homemade Marble Run |
Learn how to identify trees around your house based off of their leaves and bark.
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Resources: Tree Identification Guess That Tree |
Craft your own rocket out of straws, paper and play dough.
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Resources: NASA's Guide to Making Straw Rockets HowCast's Video for Straw Rockets |
Be an architect and see how tall you can build a tower!
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Resources: STEM Tower Challenge Ideas |
Create a birds’ eye view of your house with this project!
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Resources: General Architecture Ideas |
Share your knowledge by making a how-to video!
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Resources: The Ultimate Guide to Instructional Videos How-To Make a How-To Video |
Hone your building skills by building a house of cards!
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Resources: Examples of Cardhouses |
Use those empty bottles to create a fun gravity project!
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Resources: Simple Hourglass How to Make an Hourglass Using Plastic Bottles |
Look closely into the world of a bug!
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Morph your surroundings using a green screen!
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Resources: Green Screen Technology - What is it? How to Green Screens on the Cheap |
Have fun making and playing with your own toy!
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See how far your paper airplane flies using a measuring tape!
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Resources: What Makes Paper Airplanes Fly? |
See how these two immiscible liquids react with this simple project!
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Resources: How to Make a Lava Lamp Making a Lava Lamp at Home |
Strengthen your number skills with this fun card game!
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Experiment with chain reactions!
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Resources: Exploratorium Guide - Chain Reaction Chain Reaction Video |
Help to plan your next family vacation, or the vacation you would like to have! Map it out and record the mileage and path you will need to take!
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Resources: Recommendations when using an atlas What is an atlas? |
Make symmetrical aliens using the curves and lines of your name. Decorate your alien and write a narrative story to give personality to your character!
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Resources: Guide to Alien Name Art Name Alien |
Find a safe place away from extra lights from your house or the city. The darker the place, the easier it is to see the stars!
Materials: No materials needed. Resources: Planets for Kids Guide Constellation Crash Course |
Use the Engineering Design Process and make a floating boat. Don't forget to test your product and reflect on it before iterating!
Materials: Anything from around the house that will float. Resources: Boat Examples Simple Ways to Make Boats |
Leaf art can take a variety of forms. Try leaf tracing, creating leaf characters, and anything else you can think of!
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Resources: Leaf Art Examples Parrot from Leaves |
Discover the parts of a bike and learn how to make repairs. Don't forget to ask an adult to help!
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Resources: Parts of Bicycle Repairs to Avoid |
