STEM @ Home - Finding Natural Materials

While you can use found objects in most STEM @ Home projects, you can also use natural materials!  In this age of digital or virtual teaching and learning a walk outside could probably do all of us some good!  Especially in the fall, there are things everywhere for kids to grab and use for STEM challenges!

Here is a list of some of the things you can find...

- pincones

- various nuts

- leaves, leaves, and more leaves

- sticks, twigs, logs

- rocks

- grass

- flowers

- mulch

- old bird nests

- weeds

Depending on where you live, there are things that you can pick up and use everywhere outside!

I usually tell my kids to grab a baggie, talk a nature walk, and start collecting things.  I do this the day of the STEM challenge since most things do not stay "fresh" for long!

Add some natural items to your STEM challenge materials today!