STEM Outside

Help your students tackle the misconception that air is not matter! Students are challenged to prove that air is matter by finding the mass and volume of air. In this download, students get background information, and some simple supplies (see below). Students create their own procedure and plan for determining the mass and volume of air to encourage ownership and engagement with their learning, but helpful questions are provided for students if they get stuck. You'll also find a data table and

Starting a science weather unit collecting weather data? Have your students design and build a rain gauge first and use their instrument to take their daily measurements! In this activity, students are challenged to design and build a rain gauge from household materials. To make it as accurate as possible, they have to make their container cylinder-shaped, stable and reduce evaporation. Students can work individually or in small groups to do their design. Students will draw and describe their de

Get students moving outside, collecting a few fall leaves! When they return, students carefully observe the leaves with a magnifying glass and measure them with a ruler. This is a great opportunity for students to examine the properties of matter and consider the similarities and differences between the examples of leaf matter they find! This Google Slides activity includes background information on leaves, space for students to plan what properties they want to observe and how to observe them,

Students can work individually or in small groups, at school or at home, to create a new hopscotch game that helps players practice their number facts. Two examples for addition to 10 and multiplication factors are provided, but students are encouraged to design their own rules and course. Space on the handout are provided for students to write their rules and draw their course to plan their game. Afterwards, there is a short reflection students can do after they have drawn and played their game