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30 days of STEM activities

April 11, 2020 by The Stem Mum Leave a Comment

You asked… and here it is! 30 days of STEM activities that you can do at home. It’s a compilation of lots of different activities we do here. These will help you to play each day, learn with a clear purpose and have fun along the way. *This page may contain affiliate links to products […]

Filed Under: Activities Tagged With: activities, at home, engineering, household, mathematics, science, STEM challenge, technology

7 thinking skills for STEM to develop in your preschooler

April 2, 2019 by The Stem Mum Leave a Comment

There are distinct thinking skills for STEM that are required to succeed. In order for preschoolers to learn the STEM disciplines it can be quite daunting or challenging. Sometimes we focus on a handful of activities that get repeated over and over again. This often creates disinterest from children or they only know how to […]

Filed Under: Knowledge Base Tagged With: cause and effect, chance, principles, probability, problem solving, reasoning, sequencing, STEM, trial and error

The Essentials of STEM for preschoolers

March 23, 2019 by The Stem Mum Leave a Comment

Here is a parent’s guide to the essentials of STEM. It includes answers to what is it? how does it look practically? what does this mean for preschool aged children? how is Australia tackling STEM learning in the early years? Now you might think: why do I care though? Well, the ‘buzz’ surrounding STEM continues […]

Filed Under: Knowledge Base Tagged With: engineering, mathematics, science, STEM, technology, theory

Magic rainbow science experiment

June 15, 2020 by The Stem Mum Leave a Comment

Here is a super easy science experiment to reveal a colourful rainbow. This is a great way to have fun with your investigations of bicarbonate soda and vinegar. Plus it is low preparation, cheap and brightly colourful! This activity explores chemical reactions using commonly found house-hold items. You’ll get lots of surprise as the magic […]

Filed Under: Activities Tagged With: household items, kitchen, rainbow, science

Air powered Easter egg STEM activity

April 8, 2020 by The Stem Mum Leave a Comment

This is an activity to roll an Easter egg through a maze using just the power of air. It’s a perfect Easter STEM activity after your egg hunt to stop all those eggs from being eaten at once. Plus you will only need 3 items that you will likely already have at home. I’ve also […]

Filed Under: Activities Tagged With: cheap, Easter, easy, Holiday STEM, household items, mazes, playdough

Magnetism science activity with recording sheets

April 6, 2020 by The Stem Mum Leave a Comment

Magnetism activities are a great way to involve early learners in science. In fact, if a child has ever played with a toy train set, then its likely that they will already know about this important physics concept. Here, we have used a magnetism experiment to practice the scientific inquiry process. *This page may contain […]

Filed Under: Activities Tagged With: cheap, easy, household items, magnetic, science, scientific inquiry

Roll-a-colour rainbow fish

April 4, 2020 by The Stem Mum Leave a Comment

Here is a STEM activity that uses the concept of the game ‘roll-a-colour’ to make a rainbow fish. Kids will add coloured scales to their fish in response to the roll of a dice. You can pair this activity with the children’s book ‘The Rainbow Fish’ by Marcus Pfister. This game provides a fun way […]

Filed Under: Activities Tagged With: art, books, chance, game, maths, process art, roll a colour, STEAM

STEM Toy: Turing Tumble Review

April 2, 2020 by The Stem Mum Leave a Comment

This is our review for the game “Turing Tumble”. It is a hands-on, marble powered computer that is designed to give the user an interactive way to learn how a computer operates. We purchased this for a present and we haven’t looked back! Read on to see what it does and why we love it. […]

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