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Engineering Marshmallow Catapults – Instructions & CAPTA Video
California State PTA
This at-home experiment done by members of California State PTA shows just how easy and rewarding it is to engage your child in STEAM activities.
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Activities that Boost Creativity
Bay Area Discovery Museum
This idea-packed website has a wealth of ideas for activities that stretch kids’ imagination. Most of them are easy to do at home. You can search by kids age, difficulty, time the activity takes, etc.
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Science and Nature Activities for Cooped-Up Kids
Cornell Lab of Ornithology K-12 Education
These hands-on activities are designed to explore nature and science with a combination of indoor and outdoor activities — all focused on birds. Both teachers and parents will find easy activities that are relevant and fun!
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Sacramento Splash
Dedicated to helping all children understand and value our natural world, this local program offers fun activities for kids and families to do at home, in your backyard and at nearby nature spots in the Sacramento area.
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Videos – The Wonder of Science
A great way for parents to understand new ways science is being taught. On this website that helps teachers understand science, these videos are clear and really understandable explanations of concepts kids are learning.
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STEAM Extreme Magnet Activities
California State PTA
Flier from STEAM Extreme illustrating at-home activities working with magnets.
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Pendulum Pandomonium
California State PTA
Flier illustrating at-home experiments working with pendulums and physics.
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Nurturing a Natural Curiosity
Orange County Department of Education
The OCDE program Inside the Outdoors is giving parents tools to use the out of doors as a classroom. They have printable resources, links and videos to help families learn while exploring their own backyard or front yard or local park!
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Science Resources for Parents
National Science Teaching Association
Provides information on how parents can help their children learn science at home and why parent engagement is vital to science learning. Explains the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
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Understanding STEAM and how children use it
Early Childhood National Centers
Details how STEAM Education is a daily part of children’s lives.
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STEAM Education Resources
Learn It By Art
Helps teachers inspire better STEM education in their classroom
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Lisa Ely Gardens
Dedicated to making gardening fun for all, this high energy website offers ideas for families and a serious gardening curriculum many school communities have used.