Today’s STEM challenge is to design and build a bumper car that will rebound back after a collision with a wall or another mini vehicle. This car themed STEM challenge is a great hands-on introduction to Newton’s Laws of Motion and a fun engineering and design project too. Bumper Car STEM Challenge You’ll need Balloons…
This DIY water wheel is a great STEM challenge or engineering activity. We used a DUPLO® frame, but you could make something similar from cardboard or even rest the water wheel on two stacks of books. It’s a great introduction to hydroelectric power, renewable energy and transfer of energy for older children or just a…
Leonardo da Vinci is perhaps most famous for the Mona Lisa, but as well as being an incredible artist he was also a scientist, inventor and mathematician. Leonardo lived during the Renaissance which was a very exciting time period for science and art. It was an extraordinary period in history. The Renaissance spanned the 14th…
Olympic and sports day fever is about to start, so I’ve put together a collection of fun sport-themed science experiments and investigations. You can find out what happens to your heart rate and breathing as you exercise, make a model of a heart and lung, discover why balls bounce, test reaction time and lots more…
Art Bots or Scribble Bots are great fun and provide many investigative opportunities. This simple version uses a small motor and pens fixed around a pot. The motor makes the arm ( glue stick or cork ) spin, which in turn makes the Scribble Bot move. Pupils can be given challenges, such as finding a way for…
I’ve got another easy EGG themed STEM Challenge for you today! It’s a bit of a twist on the traditional egg drop experiment. The challenge is to build a car using K’Nex or another construction toy to save an egg passenger. This is a brilliant egg experiment, that’s great for any time of year, but especially Easter!…
This egg experiment shows that something we might think of as brittle and weak can actually support a heavy load under certain conditions. We’re going to investigate how strong an eggshell is by using half-shells to make a bridge. How strong is an eggshell? You’ll need How to make an eggshell bridge Method 1 Method 2…
This is a great Christmas science activity or for World Book Day to sit alongside reading The Gingerbread Man or Hansel and Gretel. It’s also a brilliant Christmas baking STEM challenge! Challenge your friends to make a house and test to see whose is the strongest! If you don’t fancy baking the gingerbread an easier…
We’ve had a Makey Makey for years now and never really moved beyond the banana piano ( which is very cool) so I thought lockdown would be a great time to try something a little more adventurous. Our giant Operation game was great fun and a brilliant second project to try. Makey Makey Operation Game…
I can’t promise great sound quality, but this DIY phone speaker will make your phone sound louder and a bit less tinny! This easy science project is a great for older children and useful too! You’ll Need Cardboard tube 2 plastic cups Scissors Phone with a speaker at the bottom How to make a DIY…
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