STEM kits are a great hands-on way for kids to learn science, technology, engineering, and math at home. These hands-on kits are an engaging and fun way to spark a love for exploration. Many kits have an art component that broadens the scope of interest. It opens the doors of discovery to understanding how science, technology, engineering, art, and math are intertwined.
With most camps closed, at-home activities seem to be the theme for this summer. Give a STEM or STEAM box a try or sign up for a monthly subscription – there is something for everyone.
1. Kiwi Flight STEM Box
Kiwi Co Kiwi Co designs STEM kits for ages 3-16. They offer crates for different age ranges which can be purchased individually or as part of a monthly subscription box. Each crate features a different science activity exploring many STEM topics. Ages: 5-8
Learning Resources Learning Resources offers a vast array of engineering and math activities to spark your child’s curiosity. Introduce your child to woodworking, chain reactions, electricity, and magnets. All of Learning Resources’ projects are designed to promote critical thinking. Ages: 5-8
Mel Kids from Mel Science Mel Kids is a monthly subscription box for ages 5-10. Every month you will receive a science experiment, building set, an educational comic book, and more. Each box is a lesson in various physics and biology topics. Ages: 5-10
Yellow Scope Featured on the Today Show, the Yellow Scope Girls kits are aimed at inquisitive girls with a love for science. Yellow Scope began with a group of scientists and moms who wanted to engage more girls in science. Each kit has tools for biology or chemistry experiments and is assembled by hand. Ages: 8-12
Home Science Tools Home Science Tools offers a vast array of STEM kits to help your kids learn about the environment, engineering, and outer space from your home. Learn the chemistry of ice cream, how to make a solar-powered car, clean water science, the physics of catapults, and more. Ages: 8+
Educational Insights Nancy B’s Science Club Nancy B’s Science Club Microscope has been awarded Family Fun Magazine’s Best Toy Award. The battery-powered microscope can magnify specimens up to 400x. If you want to view the stars, Nancy B’s MoonScope is a fully functional telescope that allows kids to see Saturn, Jupiter, and the moon. Both Nancy B’s Microscope and MoonScope encourage scientific exploration with the included activity journal to guide learning. Ages: 8+
Makey Makey Makey Makey designs circuitry activities for kids grades 5-12 encouraging tinkering and inventing. Some of their products include electric-powered cars, a model smart house, and circuit boards. Ages: 10+
Carolina Carolina has partnered with Microsoft to create hands-on engineering activities geared towards middle school students. Projects include building a robotic hand, creating an earthquake simulator, and constructing a lemon battery. The projects emphasize using technology and science to learn about real-world problems. Ages: 12+
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