Check the April/May 2021 Makerspace page for great, new projects and activities!
cardboard
boxes
plastic bottles
straws
paper clips
tape
glue
scissors
paper
balloons
rubber bands
string/yarn
paper towel rolls
toilet paper rolls
bottle caps
chenille stems
egg cartons
corks
plastic/paper bags
plastic/paper cups
aluminum foil
plastic spoons/forks
popsicle sticks
markers/crayons/color pencils
Makerspace projects members have made.
On the February/March Makerspace page, meet Black Americans and women scientists, inventors, and explorers who have made important discoveries and conducted groundbreaking research.
Slide over to the December/January Makerspace page for some cool projects and activities!
The October/November Makerspace projects page has fun Halloween-themed activities and experiments to try.
Head over to the August/September Makerspace projects page for new challenges, including speakers for your phone, kites, and balloon rockets!
Make a homemade bubble recipe, build boats that move under their own power, and take on two boat challenges! Check out these fun STEM projects at our July Makerspace projects page.
Discover exciting STEM activities from June by viewing our June Makerspace projects page.
See the creative STEM projects from May by going to our May Makerspace projects page.
Try out the fun challenges from April by heading over to our April Makerspace projects page.
Most science and technology museums around the United States remain closed. However, many have great websites with videos and instructions for hands-on activities that you can do at home. Here are just a few that you should check out to find fun and exciting ideas for building and creating with inexpensive, available materials.
Designed for families to explore, investigate and have fun learning together without leaving home.
Hands-on science activities, videos, and games.
Science Snacks are hands-on, teacher-tested, and use cheap, available materials.
Get hands-on with the history and the process of invention! Try all sorts of ways to get creative!
Curious about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)? Explore these sites for even more exciting and fun hands-on activities, videos, and games.
Encourages kids to solve real-world problems and understand the impact of engineering. Find design challenges, hands-on science projects with demo videos and instructions, video shorts, and fun games.
The Kids’ Science Challenge was a nationwide science competition for students in grades 3 through 6. Although the competition doesn’t exist anymore, the website still has science games, videos, and fun activities focused on innovation and how things work.
These STEM activities have been designed to challenge students’ minds and encourage them to get excited about engineering through hands-on experimentation.
