Weekly STEM Activity Calendar

Layer liquids of different densities (honey, water, oil) and observe separation.

Create and test passwords. Discuss what makes passwords strong or weak.

Measure your room's area and perimeter. Calculate carpet or paint needed.

Create a marble run from cardboard tubes and tape. Time how long the marble travels.

Build a sculpture from recycled materials. Explain your engineering choices.

Trace shadows at different times and compare how they change with the sun's position.

Design a cardboard hand with string tendons. Test picking up small objects.

Draw a plant or flower in detail, labeling parts with scientific accuracy.

Measure arm span, height, and foot length. Compare ratios between family members.

Convert your initials to binary and make a bead bracelet (black=1, white=0).

Test objects around the house to find which ones are magnetic. Make a chart.

Build the tallest free-standing tower using 20 pieces of spaghetti and tape.

Find circles, triangles, and rectangles around your home. Tally each type.

Survey 5 people about a topic. Organize results in a spreadsheet or table.

Collect natural items (leaves, sticks, flowers) and arrange a symmetrical collage.

Go outside, identify cloud types (cumulus, stratus, cirrus), and predict weather.

Give precise verbal instructions for someone to draw a picture without seeing it.

Find the rule in number sequences (2, 4, 6... or 1, 4, 9...). Create your own.

Cut out shadow puppets and put on a show. Explore light, distance, and size.

Build a pinwheel windmill and test if it can lift a small weight with wind.

Find circles, triangles, and rectangles around your home. Tally each type.

Encode secret messages by shifting letters. Trade with a partner to crack.

Measure resting heart rate, exercise, then measure again. Graph the difference.

Draw an optical illusion. Discuss how our brain interprets visual information.

Create a marble run from cardboard tubes and tape. Time how long the marble travels.