Five STEM Activities to Make Science Fun With Your Kids During Pandemic
Here are five fun STEM activities which are appropriate for helping children learn early technical and human skills. As I read from an article at ThinkFun, it’s essential to keep your children learning science at home. Technology is a great tool for teaching and helping children. They see their mom, dad, and other family members using technology all the time, so they are naturally curious.
All of these actions are ones I had done with my children, some of which I did with students when I was a teacher. They can be used as summer or weekend activities or as ideas for lessons at home. I was motivated to create this scrapbook when schools were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Either way, you can put together some wonderful family memories!
Create a Home Planetarium
If you have a projector at home, this instant action is a lot of fun. First, search the online store for the device you want to connect to the projector (phone, tablet, computer, etc.) for one of the many free help map packages on the market. Connect your device to the projector, and you’ll also be able to view the night sky and discover the planets in your home. I like doing this; it works well as a home planetarium. Eventually, if the kids remain curious, you might explore getting a telescope so they can see the whole world behind the Earth’s atmosphere.
Learn the Science of Cooking
In this tip, you can have children help prepare a meal. Measuring ingredients teaches math skills and the cooking process, giving them a chance to explain things like how the stove works (heat transfer to the pot) and how boiling water works. At the same time, you are probably equipping your children with a skill they will need for the rest of their lives. My spouse and I were the main cooks in the house until our daughter turned 13. My spouse and I have to cook after we love to cook!
Try to Block a Radio Signal
Now, what about learning about physics? If you have several family radios or walkie-talkies at home, you can try to figure out how to block a radio signal. You can give them the radios and then ask them to find a way to block the radio signal without breaking communication or removing the batteries from the radios. Have them write down what works and what doesn’t work when blocking the signal. You can try different variables in the process. If your children are struggling to find a cure, here are some tips. Build the radio or something very similar for it, or figure out how many partitions it takes to block a radio signal.
Troubleshoot an Electronics Issue
This is another interesting activity that takes little time and teaches wonderful feasibility. Unplug a cable from the gaming system (or another system, such as the TV) in your home. Don’t opt for the power cord; that makes the task …
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