In our collection of science experiments about the sense of touch, we had one hot water and cold water experiment. Today we add more hot and cold experiments for kids to better understand temperature. While the weather getting colder, it is a perfect time to do some cold science experiments with kids. Since everything is relative, talking about cold means you are also talking about hot. 11 Cold Science Experiments that Are Magical for Kids Cold Science Experiments for Kids… Read more

We have talked about our love of YouTube science videos and how much they can help students learn. To expand on that subject a bit more, I have put together a list of Digestive System YouTube science videos. There are a few different cartoons to choose from on this list. You will also find some YouTube videos for older students and teens. Some focus on the digestive process, some on digestive functions, and some introduce the digestive system through the… Read more

We all say kids are born scientists, mathematicians, artists and engineers. They are curious, they like to explore, they like to take things apart, they always make things in their own ways. So what is the best way to teach STEM (Science Tech Engineering Math) to kids? The best is to give them tools they can play and learn at their own pace when they most relaxed and having fun. This is a list of the Best STEM Toys we… Read more

Holiday season is the busy time of the year. It is hard to find time to study or do science activities with kids. But learning doesn’t have to happen in isolation. We can definitely incorporate science learning into fun holiday activities, like this salt crystal ornament, a fun science activity with salt and water, for kids to learn about solubility and saturation. I am super excited because I found a way to grow the crystal very fast, in just couple… Read more

Building toys create a wonderful platform for creative play. They expand their imagination, promote motor skills, … all through play! You will also find, that a lot of these toys revolve around STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) or STEAM (with Art added to STEM). For your expressive and exploratory young engineers, check these amazing toys out! To help you find the best building toys for the kids on your gift list, I created a building toys gift guide. All of… Read more

Learn computer programming with coding toys. What a fun idea! Have your kids started learning computer programming? Computer coding or programming is basically the language we use to talk to computers. Since computers will be an essential part of the future world our kids going to be in, it is important for today’s children to have fundamental knowledge of how to communicate with computers. For some very basic concepts, they can learn coding through cool activities without using a computer… Read more

Have you tried the silver egg magic illusion? It makes an ordinary egg like a shiny silver egg. Magic? No, it is a science illusion trick, an easy egg science experiment you can do right in your kitchen. It looks magic and it is quite easy to do. Here is how to do it, plus the science explanation of the illusion magic. Kitchen Science Experiment of Silver Egg Magic Illusion This is an easy experiment with magnificent view, so it… Read more

Have your kids ever got stuck on a math problem, not sure how to solve it? Have you ever run into the situation that kids needed help on math homework, yet you can’t help? This free PhotoMath app can help you. It is an app that can provide math homework answers and show you the solutions. All you need do is to take a picture of the problem. It is almost magic when I first heard about it. You do… Read more

Who doesn’t like candies? There are so many holidays and celebration occasions are centered around candies, Easter, Halloween, Valentine, Birthday, … Why not use different sweets for some fun STEM activities before eating them? These candy science experiments, math activities, engineering building projects, … are so fun and delicious, kids will want to do them again and again. They are also very easy, no preparation needed. Make sure to scroll down to find the free download of the candy chart… Read more

Almost all the kids I know loved the LEGO Movies. When the 2nd one LEGO Batman Movie was released, I found this free LEGO Movie STEM Challenge from Scholastic. I loved the activity ideas, so I designed several extension activities to add to them. Today I share this one to go with Lesson 1 in Scholastic’s activities, Super Hero Math. It helps kids learn geometry concepts like area and perimeter, practice measurements of length, calculate rectangle area, and use 2-digit… Read more

Do your kids like to use your phone or tablet like iPad to take pictures and videos? Kids love make movies! Let them. They can learn stop motion animation, storytelling, art and music, … and have fun. Today we share movie-making video-making apps that allow kids to create movies or presentations with videos. As most of them are so easy to use, young children like preschool kids should be able to use many of them. Movie Maker Apps Kids Love… Read more

This is our last Hot Dog Coding Game in the series. The focus of this game is to help kids understand when and why you need backward thinking, or thinking the end result before starting your coding project planning, or the design thinking process. In the previous coding games, the objective of the game is singular, just one objective. However, in real world projects, there are usually more than one objectives. Sometimes these objectives are even intertwined together. This is… Read more

Rocks are easy to find. I recently find many awesome learning ideas for kids using painted rocks. I picked those easy ones with unique STEAM focus (Science Math Tech Engineering Art) to have a list of Easy Rock Painting STEAM Activity Ideas for Kids. Please come back if you love rock painting. I will add more to this STEM activity list. Look at those painted rocks! Aren’t they cute? We have a lot gravels and small rocks in our yard… Read more

A while ago we visited a Da Vinci exhibit. There was a demo of building Da Vinci bridge with wood logs. We were fascinated by the genius mechanical engineering design and decided to try one ourselves. One thing we have at home is pencil, and that is what we used. Since pencils are common school supplies, I am sure teachers can do it with students as a STEM challenge at school too. Through out the design, plan, build, test, rebuild… Read more