April. Spring. Earth day. We all know that Earth day should be everyday. However, it is highly recognized on a specific during the month of April. We are doing another awesome STEM countdown with Earth Day STEM activities. Although we do some extra neat Earth Day theme science experiments and projects to highlight the day, we also conserve water and energy, recycle and reuse, and tread lightly on our planet everyday.
EARTH DAY STEM COUNTDOWN ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS!
What makes great Earth Day STEM activities? I love experiments and challenges that reuse, repurpose, and recycle what’s already in our house. Not only is this great for the environment, but it makes for very frugal fun!
Earth Day is also a time to think about planting trees, flowers, and caring for the land. Learn about the life cycle of plants and trees. Learn about water pollution, energy conservation, and your footprint on the world.
If everybody did only one small, helpful thing for Earth Day {and everyday}, it will make a huge impact on our world. The same goes for one piece of litter left on the ground. It might seem so small and insignificant, but if everyone left one tiny piece of trash lying around, it would make a mess. Every person can make a difference.
EARTH DAY STEM ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS COUNTDOWN
This year, we are going to be trying out some different kinds of Earth Day STEM challenges and activities than we had previously done for preschool and kindergarten. We also have great Earth Day themed activities including simple science experiments with a blue and green theme.
Any Earth Day activity whether it’s a theme craft, a conservation project, science experiment, or neighborhood clean up is also an excellent gateway to conversations with your kids. Enjoying a great activity together always presents a great opportunity to chat about what’s important!
If you need some great themed Earth Day activities filled with science and sensory play, check out our Earth Day Collection below.
This Spring, you can countdown to Earth Day with us as we explore these Earth Day STEM activities, but make sure to check out our general Spring STEM activities too. STEM ideas that are perfect now and well into summer too!
EARTH DAY STEM ACTIVITIES COUNTDOWN
You can click on the links in blue below. Some we have already done that you can get started with right away. Some you can research on your own! You’ve been challenged!
To kick off Earth Day, you can even make the birds some treats while you are at it with this kid friendly birdseed feeder ornaments!
EARTH DAY STEM ACTIVITIES: Recycled STEM Challenges
Use what you have in your recycling bin. We also save styrofoam and packaging materials. Read all about our STEM On A Budget to check out our materials.
NEW! Earth Day Recycled STEAM Craft
MAKE A RECYCLED STEM KIT
Keep a container just for cool stuff to turn into STEM projects. Check out theses awesome recycled STEM challenges and activities
RECYCLED ROBOT FAMILY
Collect all your bits and pieces, bottles, and cans. Get out the glue gun and make a robot family.
NEWSPAPER STEM CHALLENGE
Have you ever rolled newspapers to make building materials?
EARTH DAY STEM ACTIVITIES: Earth Science Ideas
Learn about the natural world around you! Will you plant anything this year? Do you have a flower garden or grow vegetable to eat? We made an easy container garden for our porch and had some great results.
EXPLORE BACKYARD SPRING GROWTH
MAKE MINI GREEN HOUSES
MAKE A RECYCLED BIRD HOUSE
LAYERS OF THE EARTH STEM PROJECT
MAKE AN ECOSYSTEM IN A BOTTLE
EARTH DAY STEM ACTIVITIES: STEM Conservation Ideas
Everyday we can do out part to keep the world clean and beautiful. We can learn how to conserve resources and protect the atmosphere.
MEASURE YOUR FOOTPRINT ON THE WORLD
Trace around your foot and use it to measure your room! Your footprint on this world is how much space you use. You can also measure each room of the house.
HOW MANY LIGHTS ARE ON GRAPHING ACTIVITY
At breakfast, lunch, and dinner, check out how many lights are on and write down the numbers. You can also check more frequently during the day. You can then graph it! Add the total for the day and keep track over the course of the week. You can have a daily graph and then a graph of the daily totals for the whole week.
BRUSHING TEETH WATER CONSERVATION ACTIVITY
Place a bowl under the faucet and brush your teeth for the full two minutes with the water running. Measure the amount of water in the bowl. Now compare that to brushing your teeth for the full two minutes with the water only running when necessary. Measure that amount of water and compare the two.
THE IMPACT OF TRASH
Last year we took a walk around the neighborhood and collected any trash we could find. You can do this just about anywhere trash is thrown on the side of the road. Put all your trash in a bin of clean water. Talk about what happens to the the water of the next 24 hours.
FUN WAYS TO EXPLORE EARTH DAY STEM ACTIVITIES
MORE FUN WAYS TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY
We have some fun activities from bloggers too that showcase great Earth Day learning activities.
swapna says
I love these Ideas!
littlebins says
Thank you so much!