Spring is just around the corner! Need some spring STEM activities? It's a great season for kids to get excited about bird science as they watch the birds migrate back north. Plus all that spring rain is a great opportunity to learn the science of water cycles!
Keep reading for easy, hands-on science experiments and activities to use in your home or classroom this spring!
Bird Science STEM/STEAM Activities for Spring
Make Recycled Bird Feeders from SciShow Kids
Upcycle your toilet paper rolls, plastic water bottles, or milk jugs with these three easy bird feeder designs. Plus, learn about what birds really need to eat - bread crumbs are not great, and definitely don’t use trail mix that has chocolate in it! (Teachers, this one aligns with K-ESS3-3 and K-LS1-1.)
Identify birds with the Merlin Bird ID app from Cornell Lab of Ornithology
This free app from Cornell University will tell you what bird you’re looking at based on a photo, or from answering 5 simple questions (location, date, bird size, bird color, what was the bird doing). It’s supposed to be over 90% accurate!
For bird science picture books and videos that pair well with these activities, check out this post!
Water Cycle Science STEM/STEAM Activities for Spring
Sing and Dance the Water Cycle from Blazer Fresh (GoNoodle)
Do you have trouble remembering the different steps to the water cycle? Well the Blazer Fresh boys from GoNoodle have a bop for you. I dare you not to sing along.
From Plum Landing on PBS Kids
What a super easy art activity that also demonstrates water evaporation! All you need is water, a paint brush, and a spot of sidewalk in the sun. Plus more evaporation activities with construction paper and plastic baggies. (For teachers, this aligns with NGSS standard K-PS3-1.)
From ScienceBuddies
If you’ve got evaporation down, maybe you’re ready to see the whole water cycle happening inside a plastic bag taped to the window! (For teachers, this aligns with NGSS standards K-PS3-1, 2-PS1-4)
For water cycle science picture books and videos that pair well with these activities, check out this post!
Happy spring, everyone!
Amy Wung Tsao
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