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Home & School Learning: STEM/STEAM Resources Collection 34
There’s no need to ride the search engines, hop off at All About STEM’s Inspiration Station!
During this time, we know that teachers and parents are surfing the web looking for fun, interesting activities for their children. Supporting this mission is our priority so every weekday we will be sourcing and sharing home & school resources, competitions, virtual tours, videos, ideas, awards and more!
We’ll also be listing activities to promote positivity, mindfulness and exercise.
Science – Technology – Engineering – Art – Maths – Body – Mind – Enjoy!
- EUREKA @ HOME!
You can’t visit Eureka right now so they’re bringing it to you!
Experiments, ideas, videos and activities.
What scientific trickery is THIS!
Watch, visit & you can download instructions on how to perform this here.
- Mission X:
Train like an astronaut!
(Updated for Home Learning)
- Science Sparks – The Gingerbread Man
Themed science and engineering experiments for younger children
- Winchester Science Centre
Curiosity Challenges – Mission Space – Minibeasts – Sounds of the Sea – Observing Space – Conservation – Family Band – Sound in Space – Food Chains
You can also make a video about your learning, take a look!
- Take your pick from CREST’s fantastic Home Learning projects!
There’s a full list here with themes & links to all of their activity packs.
- Minecraft Challenge!
Another awesome 30 day Minecraft challenge from CodoerDojo Warrington!
- The Bright Ideas Challenge
What will cities look like in 2050?
Enter the challenge & WIN BIG – Amazing prizes!
- Make your own water dispenser
Household items, a jar & a Pringles can – fab!
- STEM Learning
STEM Learning have awesome lists of smartphone apps to support computing & science as part of their Home Learning Hub.
- Berkeley Lab: LIVE! 2pm Friday – Design
How innovative research meets fun hobbies!
- Build an hour glass at home
- Luisa Pannuccio – Make your own catch-launcher!
Lolly sticks, pegs & bottle caps or Kinder Surprise…
What goes up, must come down.
- THE WORLD CHALLENGE CLUB
This week it’s Super Paper Gliders.
Don’t forget the other challenges too, there are many!
- ICE Engineers
How do engineers save our past for future generations?
To find out, all you need are a few tins of beans!
Today’s Focus: Art Competitions!
RSPB Wild Art 2020
Create a piece of art inspired by nature
Alliance for Learning: Visual Arts Competition
Submit your springtime photographs!
Children’s Art Competition
The Linnean Portrait Competition
Draw a portrait of Sjupp the Raccoon
The Nancy Rothwell Award
Draw, paint or digitally create artwork of plant or animal anatomy
Explorers Against Extinction: SFS Introducing
Two Categories – Wildlife & Wild Spaces
- 10 Maths Games That Will Baffle You!
Give them a go, can you figure them out in time?
- Love Minecraft?
Try these minecraft maths ideas!
- Purple Splash Studios – Sunshine in a jar!
Grab a card when you need a quick, easy pick-me-up activity.
- Rainbow Breath – Meditation for Children
- Born To Move – Virion Dance Class
Don’t forget to follow All About STEM on Twitter & Facebook as we’ll be posting more resources there.
-Tag us @allaboutstem to highlight useful resources and we will feature them or pass them on.
-Tag us in your home or school project photos and inspire others. We’d love to share them and celebrate your children’s success!
We know this is a very difficult period. We will try our best to showcase enriching educational activities and help you find what you need in the shortest time.
Keep it fun, keep smiling, keep safe
– Team All About STEM