Family STEM Night - 12 Science Centers, Planning Guide, Flyers, Games, and More

Create the ultimate STEM night program!

Prepare for an unforgettable STEM night adventure with a comprehensive guide that streamlines station management!

This resource includes prepped stations with straightforward instructions and readily available materials, ensuring a seamless experience for teachers, parents, or volunteers guiding kids through each captivating activity.

Encourage curiosity and hands-on exploration as families journey through these interactive stations for a night filled with learning and excitement.

You'll find these stations and resources ready to go, offering the flexibility to select all or a few based on interest. Families can comfortably spend 10-15 minutes at each station, utilizing included exploration cards for effective time management.

This resource equips you to effortlessly transform your event into a STEAM or STREAM night, expanding the possibilities for discovery and adventure!

Includes:

• Teacher instructions
• Center place cards for tables
• STEM worksheets
• Engineering Design Process poster
• Examples for each activity
• 12 STEM challenges and creativity activities
• Guides for before, during, and after the event
• Editable Canva templates for flyers and more
• Bingo boards
• Punch cards
• NGSS Standards
• Common Core Standards
• TEKs Standards

Station 1: Soaring Paper Creations

Suggested Materials:

• paper plates
• tape
• scissors
• gym or wide open space to fly creations
• printable distance markers (included)

Station 2: Sink or Float Lab

Suggested Materials:

• tub of water
• 2 trays (one for items that sink and one for items that float)
• experiment recording sheet (included) with pencils
• paper towels for wet hands and objects
• various items to test

Station 3: Creativity Quest

Suggested Materials:

• color sticks, markers, or crayons
• pencils
• creativity challenge printables (included)

Station 4: Unplugged Adventures

Suggested Materials:

• coding mat, coding pieces, and write the code recording sheet (included)
• scissors
• pencils
• plastic page protectors (optional)
• dry erase markers (optional)
• velcro dots (optional)
• binder clips (optional)

Station 5: Number Dash

Suggested Materials:

• color sticks, markers, or crayons
• dice
• printable game board (Included)
• pencils
• work mat printable (included)

Station 6: Puzzle Patterns

Suggested Materials:

• printable cards (3 levels of difficulty included)
• pattern blocks

Station 7: Leaf Rubbing Workshop

Suggested Materials:

• unwrapped crayons (this is a great time to use broken crayons you may have lying around)
• copy paper
• leaves or leaf-rubbing plates

Station 8: Flight Factory

Suggested Materials:

• bird printables (included)
• scissors
• straws
• tape
• copy paper

Station 9: Penny Polish Playground

Suggested Materials:

• water
• ketchup
• toothpaste
• vinegar
• oxidized pennies
• Petri dishes or other small containers
• paper towels
• experiment recording sheet with pencils (included)

Station 10: Family Name Construction Zone

Suggested Materials:

• LEGO
• Magna-Tiles
• pattern blocks
• KEVA planks
• linking cubes
• or any other makerspace non-consumables

Station 11: Code Creations

Suggested Materials:

• binary coding key printables (Included)
• binary coding recording page (included)
• pencils
• pipe cleaners
• 2 colors of beads
• dishes for the beads

Station 12: Plush Perch

Suggested Materials:

• popsicle sticks
• clothes pins
• stuffed animals