Light stem activities

This easy electrical circuit activity for kids is a hit! Create a simple glowing salt circuit that lights an LED. Halloween STEAM activity

Fun science experiments about light for kids all ages, light reflection, prism, UV light, fluorescent light. Fun addition to 5 senses unit, sense of seeing.

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Light theme activities, printables, centers and games for preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten.

How do glow sticks work? Explore their chemistry by comparing what happens when you submerge them in different temperatures.

Winter Science for Kids: Explore light and colors by making rainbow reflections using a CD and paper snowflakes! #buggyandbuddy #winterscience #scienceforkids #papersnowflakes #wintercrafts #rainbows #rainbowscience #lightscience

I love good science experiments that leave my first graders SHOCKED! And these two light science experiments and light waves activities are oldies, but

These hands-on light experiments for first grade kids are fun, engaging, and aligned to the NGSS. Each science lab teaches children something unique about how light behaves, while introducing them to key vocabulary such as refract, reflect, transparent, translucent, and opaque. Click through to the blog post to grab lots of ideas for your lesson planning. You'll find plenty of book recommendations and student activities to help you get started. Let's go!

This easy electrical circuit activity for kids is a hit! Create a simple glowing salt circuit that lights an LED. Halloween STEAM activity

Building a homemade spectroscope is a great way to include STEM in a child's day. This fun craft idea brings learning about light refraction to life!

Reflection Science Project for Kids: Explore colorful light patterns with a homemade mylar light box. Super fun and cool STEM / STEAM activity for kids! ~ BuggyandBuddy.com

This week we’re focusing on rainbow science for kids by exploring prisms. Prisms can provide such a fun, hands-on way for kids to observe and hypothesize about light. Here’s some fun ways to use prisms with preschoolers, kindergarteners, and elementary students. *This science activity correlates with Next Generation Science Standard (NGSS) 1-PS4-3. Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! ...

Here’s a fun collection of light science for kids! You’ll find light science experiments about both light refraction and light reflection in this science roundup. Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! Because we have been having so much fun with our most recent light science activities, I decided to round up some more...

Learn how to make a kaleidoscope in this fun STEM/science activity and craft for kids. It’s such a fun way to explore light, reflections, and symmetry! Follow our Science for Kids Pinterest board! *This post was originally published 2/2/16 and has since been updated. Last week I made these super fun kaleidoscopes with my...

Scientific Inquiry

When I teach science I like to have some stations set up for students to rotate through. I find this gives me the chance to meet with small groups to go over concepts and I also find my students easier to manage when they are working in small groups. I usually make one of my […]

See how a pencil bends in water and learn how light waves travel through water with these science experiments that look at the physics of light refraction!

Simple Boredom Buster for Kids Do you know what I love?? Creating a SIMPLE (and cheap) boredom buster that keeps the kids happily entertained for a long time! This glow in the dark building activity is great if you need something to keep the kids busy on a rainy day, and it only uses a […]

7 ideas to teach students about light, reflection, and refraction

Send your students off for Thanksgiving break after playing this fun bingo game as a class! Perfect for a class party or fun friday activity!