Tulane STEM at Home

girls in stem with graduate student learning about birds outside

BATS participant with gumdrop and toothpick bridge

 

Welcome to the Tulane STEM at Home page! We have some exciting experiments, activities, and full lessons linked below for you to do with your kids or students while at home! 

Let us know when you do one of these activities at home! Be sure to tag us on Instagram or Facebook @TU.K12.STEM (Twitter: @TU_K12_STEM) and use the hashtags: 

#STEMEdNOLA 
#TulaneSTEM
#TulaneK12STEM

New STEM at Home Activities:

Chemistry
Chromatography
Giant Gummy Bear Science Activity
Make your Own Invisible Ink: A Lesson on Oxidation
Magic Spinning Straw Activity

 

Computer Science
Barefoot Computational Thinking
Code your own Paddleball Game 
Scrappy Circuits

 

Engineering Design and Physics
Aluminum Foil Boats
At Home Engineering, by Discover E
Catapult Workshop
Crushed Water Bottle Activity
Department of Energy-STEM Rising
Parachuting on Mars
Principles of Kites-Background and Activity
PBS Design Squad Guide
Puff Mobiles Activity
Strongest Bridge Challenge
Tallest Tower Challenge
Tulane is a NASA Community Collaborator, providing this resource: https://www.nasa.gov/stem
NASA Space Place - Explore Earth and Space!
NASA STEM Stars

 

Life and Environmental Science
Breathe: Modeling how lungs work
Cloud Challenge - by NASA and The Globe Program
Endangered Species Activities and Educational Resources
Investigating with Water Currents
Rain Garden Activity
Sea Turtle Science Activity
Sea Turtle STEM Activity 

Stormfronts Activity

  • Alternate video for understanding warm and cold fronts linked here.
Trick Your Tongue: A Lesson on Sensory Integration
WeatherBlur: Math and Science Weather Investigations
World Wildlife Teaching Resources

 

Math
SplashLearn-Fun Math Practice for K-5 Learners
Math Learning Center
Math Playground
WootMath

 

Additional Activities

Earth Day Resources and Activities:

  1. Discover Art in Nature, like artist and sculpture Andy Goldsworthy
    1. More about Andy Goldsworthy here
  2. Earth Day: Environmental Education 
  3. Earth Day Math:
    1. Recycle Mardi Gras Beads - Math Worksheet
    2. Home Water Conservation - Math Worksheet
  4. NASA Space Place: Greenhouse Gases
  5. Plant a Pollinator Garden

Earth Day Scavenger Hunts and Challenges:

  1. Earth Day Challenge!
  2. Nature Scavenger Hunt
  3. Rainbow Photo Scavenger Hunt
  4. Earth Day Scavenger Hunt - Online
    1. Online Scavenger Hunt Answer Key
Girl Scouts STEM Activities
hand2mind - Daily lessons and activities for K-5 Students
International Space Station Activity Book
Kinetic City
Louisiana Art & Science Museum - Art and Science at Home Virtual Portal
Pelicans Activity Book
Saints Activity Book
Shell Energy Resources for Middle School Students
Smithsonian Resources
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum- Virtual Field Trips
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum YouTube Channel
Snowball Challenge
STEM Library Lab
The Ultimate STEM Guide for Kids