Parents and Guardians
Bring the joy of discovery to life in the comfort of home with a variety of exciting digital learning explorations that help students put STEM skills into action. Family members can join in as students get hands-on with ready-to-use activities promoting self-guided learning and career success.
Learning
Plastic Fabric Art
Explore the sustainability of everyday materials by creating a makeshift fabric from recycled plastic that can be used in artwork, fashion, and accessories.
Energy
Watts Going On?
Think more critically about how your household uses energy with a simple experiment to identify the most energy-consuming appliance in the house.
Exploration and Discovery
Stacking Liquids
Witness the amazing properties of everyday liquids interacting with one another to learn how liquid refinement can be used in industry and homes.
Digital Citizenship
T.H.I.N.K. Before you Post!
Reinforce responsible and effective online communication by creating a thought-provoking Paper Slide Video that you can share with others.
Water
Precision Irrigation Design Challenge
Delve into the challenges of irrigation in agriculture, industry, and at home by designing an irrigation system from recycled household items.
Learning
Playing Card Programming Design Challenge
Bring the power of programming to life around the house with a fun activity that combines creative storytelling and computational thinking.
Communities
Geodesic-Inspired Dome Design Challenge
Practice essential design and management skills as a family by crafting a neat dome structure in your home built out of recycled paper products.
Health
Calculate Horsepower
Get up to speed on the properties of horsepower with an energizing activity that sheds light on the connection between personal habits and energy use.
Food
Grown From Groceries
Give your kitchen scraps a new life by regrowing them into full plants. See what you have in your kitchen and follow the directions below.
Exploration and Discovery
Engineering, Nature Style! Design Challenge
Nature acts as an inspiration for many designs and innovations. One example is how airplanes have taken the shape of birds.
Communities
It’s a Small World
Explore the science behind community planning by imagining the potential a limited space has to support a large population.
Digital Citizenship
Left to Your Own Devices
Consider the amount of time you commit to social media in order to gain new perspective on the value of communication in your life.
Energy
On the Bright Side
Investigate the energy requirements necessary to support your community and evaluate how you could be using energy more efficiently.
Exploration and Discovery
Cosmic Commute
Think like an astronaut as you plan an interstellar voyage from your hometown to the moon, focusing on the crucial question of travel time.
Health
Body and Sole
Use yourself as an example to understand the remarkable capacity of human beings to walk great distances throughout their lives.
Learning
Fueling Dreams
Stay practical in achieving your goals by thinking about purchasing your own vehicle, and how long that would take you to accomplish.
Recycling
Pop and Population
Get involved in timely sustainability topics by exploring the collective recycling habits of your town over the course of a single week.
Water
Manual Maintenance
Refresh your understanding of personal water consumption by diving into the subject of handwashing in people’s day-to-day lives.
Explore STEM Connect, an interdisciplinary K-8 resource that enhances core curriculum, connects students to real-world challenges and brings STEM to life. Inspired by the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.