Today will be all about science, technology, engineering, and math!
I’d love to see photos of completed inventions or experiments or how you are using these plans. Please post them in the comments section.
The lessons I am doing are unit studies where information across all subjects is being shared. Remember to pick and choose what works for you!
I’d love to see photos of completed inventions or experiments or how you are using these plans. Please post them in the comments section.
The lessons I am doing are unit studies where information across all subjects is being shared. Remember to pick and choose what works for you!
For today you can:
Khan Academy is providing daily schedules as well. They are in the banner at the top of the page.
ALL AGES: This is a pretty cool website from what I have explored so far. It’s broken done by age group as I have been doing so instead of posting it three times, it’s right here at the top. Pick a subject area. Read about it or watch a power point presentation or a video. Some are experiments, some are knowledge. Scroll down to find worksheets to do as well. It has quite a few per grade to do. If you click “see all” by the green hands, you can do filter by grade and activity. Have fun exploring!
- Continue to read your book set in Maine or written by a Maine author (older students).
- Create a card and mail to an area nursing home to let residents know you are thinking of them.
- Color a picture and mail to a local hospital to let them know you are thinking of them.
- Spend an hour outside. Are there any signs of spring you can observe? Take a walk and wave to your neighbors!
- Create a snack for your family to share. Older kids can help younger kids.
- Below are LOTS of STEM ideas. They include videos and math activities. Complete at least one experiment (if you only do one – do the milk one listed in the elementary section – it’s great!).
- Play a board game or card game (or more than one!). Most require logic and thinking and math.
- THINK SPRING! Plant something! Start some garden seedlings. See if you can gather any seeds from a food you eat today and plant it to see if it will grow.
Khan Academy is providing daily schedules as well. They are in the banner at the top of the page.
ALL AGES: This is a pretty cool website from what I have explored so far. It’s broken done by age group as I have been doing so instead of posting it three times, it’s right here at the top. Pick a subject area. Read about it or watch a power point presentation or a video. Some are experiments, some are knowledge. Scroll down to find worksheets to do as well. It has quite a few per grade to do. If you click “see all” by the green hands, you can do filter by grade and activity. Have fun exploring!
Elementary(ish) Age
- Listen to If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusen.
- If you could design your house any way you’d like, what would you include? Draw up your house plans. Label them as best you can. Maybe an older sibling can help! Can you build your house using materials from your recycling bin?
- I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD DO THIS ONE! IT’S FUN!!!! One of my most favorite experiments – Milk & Dish soap (you’ll need just a few things to do this one). You can see what you’ll need and how to do it HERE. Make sure you scroll past the video in order to read the “how and why” of this one. I also recommend putting the dish soap in a small cup and having your child dab the cotton swab in. Have fun!
- Simply & fun experiment to learn about the water cycle HERE. Observe for one week. Write down your observations.
- Over three dozen experiments listed HERE using household items.
- Build a “invention” that solves a problem using blocks, Legos, anything you might have on hand. Go through your recycling bin! There’s always good building stuff in there. What does your invention do?
- Free math worksheets for grades K-5. You can pick by grade or by topic.
- Another math worksheet site for K-7. Again, pick by grade or by topic.
- Fun way to learn math. You’ll just need a couple of dice.
- More dice math games. Free printables and instructions included.
Middle School(ish) Age
- Is math discovered or invented? Watch this TedEd talk to find out. What do you think?
- How good are you at math? Watch this video about a man who knows all the numbers in pi and then some!
- Free math worksheets for grades K-5. You can pick by grade or by topic.
- Another math worksheet site for K-7. Again, pick by grade or by topic.
- Fun way to learn math. You’ll just need a couple of dice.
- More dice math games. Free printables and instructions included.
- Watch this video on how a castle was built. David Macauley has written lots of books that show how things are created. He is one of my favorite authors. There are more specials like this on YouTube if you want to watch more.
- Over three dozen experiments listed here using household items.
- Using just what you can find in your recycling bin, build a “house.” It should have at least two rooms and one story of “living.” Can you build a mansion or a castle? What did you use for materials?
- If you have Legos or blocks, build a simple machine (lever, etc) that accomplishes “something.” What does it do and why?
High School(ish) Age
- Is math discovered or invented? Watch this TedEd talk to find out. When you are done, click on the “Think,” “Dig Deeper,” and “Discuss” links and add your answers.
- How good are you at math? Watch this video about a man who knows all the numbers in pi and then some!
- Over three dozen experiments listed here using household items.
- Watch this video on how a castle was built. David Macauley has written lots of books that show how things are created. He is one of my favorite authors. There are more specials like this on YouTube if you want to watch more.
- CSI activities to try including handwriting analysis, online scavenger hunt, and the power of observation. Go HERE.
- Fingerprint analysis activity. Follow the directions to fingerprint your family and compare them.
- To continue with the fingerprint activity, dust for prints (with permission!) and see if you can figure out who they belong to!
- Can you solve the crime? Click here to read the case and see if you can solve it. Be prepared to present your evidence to the judge (verbally or in writing)!
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