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 […]
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Gingerbread house STEM challenge
This is a gingerbread house STEM challenge which seems deceptively simple. You need to design a gingerbread house from the given materials so that your gingerbread man can fit inside. It’s a perfect challenge to develop building and engineering skills whilst working on your inventive thinking and problem solving. *This page may contain affiliate links […]
Coordinate System with Playdough
This is an activity to learn the concept of the coordinate system. We have presented it with hands on play using … playdough! It introduces the concept of 3D representation and different planes of reference. This is an activity to learn the STEM ideas of spatial representation, object formation, geometry and maths co-ordinates. *This page […]
Why playdough is the key to preschool STEM
Playdough is one of my favourite activities for implementing STEM ideas for preschoolers. It really can encompass all of the STEM disciplines without it being too much of a forced learning experience. There are lots of subtleties to this play activity. Here, I will outline why it is a great STEM activity, how to promote […]