STEM Quick Wins
STEM Quick Wins are relevant science, technology, engineering, and math activities that can be done at home or other locations with easily accessible materials.
- Each STEM Quick Win has an instruction sheet and short video of a STEM Connection staff member explaining and showing the activity.
- Activities are based on Next Generation Science Standards, process standards, and employability skills standards and touch on a variety of STEM content and practices
- Activities are designed for kindergarten through 5th grade students but can easily be differentiated for preschool and middle school students
- Interviews with STEM professionals help introduce youth to potential STEM careers and the skills it takes to be successful
Weather
Rain in a Cup/Lluvia en una Taza – Activity Video
Cotton Ball Clouds/ Nubes de Bolas de Algodón- Activity Video
Weather Watching/Observación del Tiempo- Activity Video Weather Recording Chart
Try a Thermometer (Nurse Interview) – Activity Video
Make a Rain Gauge/Hacer un Pluviómetro- Activity Video
Water Cycle in a Bag/El ciclo del agua en una bolsa – Activity Video
Interview with a Meteorologist – Video
Kitchen Chemistry
Sink a Marshmallow/Hundir un Bombón- Activity Video
Crayon Hearts/Corazones de Crayón- Activity Video
Candy Heart Experiment/Experimento del Corazón de Caramelo- Activity Video
Snowman Slime/Slime de Muñeco de Nieve– Activity Video
Ice Cream in a Bag – Activity Video
Soap Science/ Ciencia del Jabón – Activity Video
Color Chromatography/Cromatografía en Color – Activity Video
Melt an Ice Cube – Activity Video
Make Your Own Stress Ball/Haz Tu Propia Bola de Estrés – Activity Video
Freshwater vs. Saltwater/Agua Dulce vs. Agua Salada- Activity Video
Human Body
Our Amazing Human Bodies/Nuestros Increíbles Cuerpos Humanos – Activity Video
Human Body Systems Work Together/Los Sistemas del Cuerpo Humano Trabajan Juntos – Activity Video
Blood Model in a Bottle/Modelo de Sangre en una Botella- Activity Video
Engineer a Body Tissue/Ingeniería del Tejido Corporal – Activity Video
Math
2-D and 3-D shapes/Formas 2D y 3D – Activity Video
Growing Numbers/Números Crecientes – Activity Video
Spot 5 Numbers Hike – Video
Estimation Jars – Activity Video
Groovy Graphing / Gráficos Maravillosos- Activity Video
Exploring Equivalence/Explorando la Equivalencia – Activity Video
Butterfly Symmetry – Activity Video
Natural and Manmade Patterns – Activity Video
Interview with a Doctor Video
Plants
Kids Gardening – Activity Video
Garden in a Bag
Start a Sprout – Activity Video
Kitchen Scrap Garden – Activity Video
Seed Starter Glove/Guante de Iniciación de Semillas- Activity Video
Living vs. Non-living – Activity Video
Specimen Bracelet – Activity Video
Water Smart Plants/Plantas que aprovechan el agua – Activity Video
Interview with an Ecologist w/ Nature Hunt – Video
Interview with a Soil Specialist w/ Be a Botanist – Activity Video
Let’s Go Green
Let’s Go Green/Vamos a ser Ecológicos- Activity Video
Construct a Compost Bottle/Construir Una Botella de Abono- Activity Video
Plastic Bag Bracelets/Pulseras de Bolsas de Plástico- Activity Video
Seed Starter Glove/Guante de Iniciación de Semillas- Activity Video
Paper Bag Habitat/Hábitat de Bolsas de Papel – Activity Video
Germs/Disease
Soap Science/ Ciencia del Jabón – Activity Video
Model of a Virus/Hacer un Modelo de Virus – Activity Video
Growing Numbers/Números Crecientes – Activity Video
Try a Thermometer (Nurse Interview) – Activity Video
Blood Model in a Bottle/Modelo de Sangre en una Botella- Activity Video
Interview with a Doctor – Video
Matter
Sink a Marshmallow/Hundir un Bombón- Activity Video
Crayon Hearts/Corazones de Crayón- Activity Video
Candy Heart Experiment/Experimento del Corazón de Caramelo- Activity Video
Snowman Slime/Slime de Muñeco de Nieve- Activity Video
Shadow Study/Estudio de Sombras- Activity Video
Testing Light Transmissions/Prueba de Transmisiones de Luz- Activity Video
Water Cycle in a Bag/El ciclo del agua en una bolsa – Activity Video
Soap Science/ Ciencia del Jabón – Activity Video
Melt an Ice Cube – Activity Video
Float or Sink – Activity Video
Color Chromatography/Cromatografía en Color – Activity Video
Ice Cream in a Bag – Activity Video
Make Your Own Stress Ball/Haz Tu Propia Bola de Estrés – Activity Video
Scavenger Hunts
Nature Hunt (Ecologist Interview) Video
Color Hunt/Caza de Colores – Activity Video
Habitat Hunt/Caza de Hábitat – Activity Video
Specimen Bracelet – Activity Video
Spot 5 Signs of Spring – Activity Video
Spot 5 Examples of Animal Evidence –Video
Spot 5 Numbers Hike – Video
Wastewater Hunt Wastewater Hunt/A la Búsqueda de Aguas Residuales – Activity Video
Earth Science
Kids Gardening – Activity Video
Saltwater vs. Freshwater/Agua Dulce vs. Agua Salada – Activity Video
Air Pollution Catcher – Activity Video
Earthquake Activity – Activity Video
Garden in a Bag – Activity Video
Habitat Hunt/Caza de Hábitat – Activity Video
Cotton Ball Clouds/ Nubes de Bolas de Algodón- Activity Video
Water on Earth –Water on Earth/Agua en La Tierra – Activity Video
Freshwater vs. Saltwater/Agua Dulce vs. Agua Salada- Activity Video
Engineering
Toothpick Towers/Torres de Palillos de Dientes – Activity Video
Make Your Own Stress Ball/Haz Tu Propia Bola de Estrés – Activity Video
Engineer a Nest – Activity Video
Design a Doghouse – Activity Video
Engineer a Nest – Activity Video
Inclined Planes – Activity Video
Pom Pom Launcher – Activity Video
Paper Airplanes – Activity Video
Tower Escape/Escape de La Torre- Activity Video
Build a Bridge/Construir Un Puente- Activity Video
Furniture for Goldilocks/Muebles para Ricitos de Oro- Activity Video
Three Little Pigs House/Casa de los Tres Cerditos- Activity Video
Cup & String Phones/Teléfonos de Copa y Cuerda – Activity Video
Engineer a Parachute/Ingeniero de un Paracaídas- Activity Video
How to make a Water Filter/Cómo hacer un Filtro de Agua – Activity Video
Not a Stick (May 2021)
Not a Box (May 2021
Not a Pipe Cleaner (May 2021)
Build a Fort (May 2021)
Paper Fan (June 2021)
Paper and Straw Rockets (June 21)
Paper Bracelets (June 2021)
Interview with a Pilot Video
Animals
Design Your Own Animal/ Diseña Tu Propio Animal – Activity Video
Animal Observations – Activity Video
Make Your Own Animal – Activity Video
Pollinator Count – Activity Video
Toilet Paper Tube Owls – Activity Video
Engineer a Nest – Activity Video
Butterfly Symmetry – Activity Video
Spot 5 Examples of Animal Evidence –Video
A Walk in Someone Else’s Fur/Un Paseo por El Pelaje de Otra Persona- Activity Video
Creek Exploration – Activity Video
A Walk in Someone Else’s Fur/Un Paseo por El Pelaje de Otra Persona- Activity Video
Paper Bag Habitat/Hábitat de Bolsas de Papel – Activity Video
Interview with an Entomologist w/ What is My Bug? Activity Video
Interview with an Ecologist w/ Nature Hunt Beaks – Activity Video
Water Science
Water Cycle in a Bag/El ciclo del agua en una bolsa – Activity Video
Water Use Inventory/Inventario del uso del agua – Activity Video
Wastewater Hunt/A la Búsqueda de Aguas Residuales – Activity Video
How to make a Water Filter/Cómo hacer un Filtro de Agua – Activity Video
Water Smart Plants/Plantas que aprovechan el agua – Activity Video
Freshwater vs. Saltwater/Agua Dulce vs. Agua Salada- Activity Video
Make a Rain Gauge/Hacer un Pluviómetro- Activity Video
Wonderful Water/Agua Maravillosa- Activity Video
Water on Earth/Agua en La Tierra – Activity Video
Interview with an Environmental Specialist – Video
Senses
What Do You Hear?/¿Qué Escuchas?- Activity Video
Feel and See Sound/Sentir y Ver el Sonido- Activity Video
Mystery Scents/Aroma Misterioso – Activity Video
Ice Cream in a Bag – Activity Video
Make a Rainstick/Hacer un palo de lluvia – Activity Video
Make Your Own Stress Ball/Haz Tu Propia Bola de Estrés – Activity Video
Art
Color Hunt/Caza de Colores – Activity Video
Color Chromatography/Cromatografía en Color – Activity Video
Crayon Hearts/Corazones de Crayón- Activity Video
Ephemeral Art – Activity Video
Natural and Manmade Patterns – Activity Video
Shadow Study/Estudio de Sombras- Activity Video
Kindness Rocks – Activity Video
Water Xylophone/Xilófono de agua- Activity Video
Make a Rainstick/Hacer un palo de lluvia – Activity Video
2-D and 3-D shapes/Formas 2D y 3D – Activity Video
Butterfly Symmetry – Activity Video
Plastic Bag Bracelets/Pulseras de Bolsas de Plástico- Activity Video
Paper Bracelets (June 2021)
Origami (June 2021)
Interview with STEM Professionals
Nurse w/ Try a Thermometer Activity Video
Soil Specialist w/ Be a Botanist – Activity Video
Ecologist w/ Nature Hunt – Video
Entomologist w/ What is My Bug? – Activity Video
Doctor w/ Groovy Graphing –Video
Pilot w/ Paper Airplanes – Video
Meteorologist w/ Weather Watching – Video
Database Administrator w/ Build Your Own Robot –Video
Environmental Specialist w/ Wastewater Hunt
The Indiana Department of Education supports STEM Quick Wins!
Click here to read our letter of Support from IDOE.
“We are very pleased to see The STEM Connection is finding new, innovative ways to engage with students during the pandemic. While these events are unlike anything we’ve ever witnessed, it is nice to see your continued efforts to support our city’s youth. Education is so important, especially now, while many parents are being pushed outside of their comfort zone. Great job in continuing to push your mission forward!”
– Ryan Basore, Commercial Sales Consultant, Citizens Energy Group