I grew up in a tiny town in Northern New York, and fall was always my favorite season. I loved the scritch scratch of dragging my feet through leaf-covered sidewalks and raking giant piles to jump in ...

I walk by pine cones every day when I take my dog out. They’re scattered all over the ground under the pine trees, and I’d never really thought much about them until I came across a cool fact: pine ...

I was sitting in my dining room the other day and noticed the shadow that my light fixture was casting into the corner. It was HUGE. I couldn’t help but go back to being a kid playing with a ...

Have you ever looked at a picture that seemed to move when you walked past it? That’s called a reverse perspective illusion! An optical illusion is something that tricks your brain into seeing an ...

Rollercoasters! This is the perfect STEM challenge for welcoming middle school students back to school or can be used as a simple engineering project for younger students, as many of them probably ...

Have you ever looked at a muddy puddle and wondered how on earth that water could ever become clean? In this fun DIY Water Filtration System STEM project, children get to step into the shoes of ...

Have you ever looked at an empty Pringles can and wondered if it could become something useful? In this exciting STEM maker project, you’ll transform a recycled Pringles can into a beautiful ...

Anyone who works with kids knows that you need to be adaptable and ready for just about anything. Maybe a specials class gets cancelled, or a lesson takes less time than planned, or kids just need a ...

Get ready to build, test, and play your very own homemade musical instrument. This DIY Xylophone STEM project lets kids explore the science of sound by creating music with vibrating copper pipes. It ...

If you want a project that gets kids building, testing, laughing, and then immediately wanting to try again, this is it. A DIY Jack-in-the-Box is the perfect mix of craft and engineering. It looks ...