13 Icebreaker Activities for Science Class!

Kick off the new school year with one of these STEM activities! Easy to plan, low-cost, and accessible to all grade levels, these creative science and engineering icebreakers help set the stage for a great school year. Students will get to know one another, maybe remember your name, and leave knowing that science class is going to be awesome!

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National Aviation Day is August 19th!

August 19 is National Aviation Day, commemorating Orville Wright’s birthday and all things related to aviation and the spirit of flight. This year, NASA Aeronautics celebrates our aeronautical innovators who work to safely transform aviation for the 21st century, bringing you new options for air travel that are faster, more accessible, and serve the public good, all while reducing carbon emissions, noise, and air traffic delays. Here are some of their stories. plus some history on Orville and ideas on how you can celebrate National Aviation Day too!

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3 Ways to Get Started with STEM at the Beginning of the Year

The first lessons you teach set the tone for the rest of the year in the classroom!

During the first week of school, your schedule should include a mix of teaching procedures and expectations as well as building a strong classroom community.

Unfortunately, introducing procedures and practicing them again…and again…and again…and again…gets boring for both teachers and students.

By teaching procedures through read alouds and STEM students are more engaged. They are also more likely to remember the routines and procedures when they are taught in a hands-on way!

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The Most Extreme Volcano on Earth?

Antarctica is an otherworldly land of extremes. But perhaps nothing there is as extreme as Mount Erebus, one of Antarctica’s two active volcanoes and the southernmost active volcano on Earth.

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Build a Paper Roller Coaster

Have you ever ridden a roller coaster? Have you ever wanted to design your own? There are plenty of expensive toys and even video games that will let you build your own coasters—but in this project you'll make one out of paper and tape, and learn about roller coaster physics along the way!

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Paper Airplanes: Why Flaps and Folds Matter

Have you ever wondered what makes a paper plane fly? Some paper planes clearly fly better than others. But why is this? One factor is the kind of design used to build the plane. In this activity, you will get to build a paper plane and change its basic design to see how this affects its flight. There is a lot of cool science in this activity, such as how forces act on a plane so it can fly, so get ready to start folding!

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