You’ll always find us completing STEM activities, and we love making our STEM activities related to an upcoming holiday. Earth Day is one of the best holidays to use as a bridge to STEM, because not only are most problems in the world caused by technology, we use science, technology, engineering, and math to help prevent and make up for these other problems. These STEM activities for Earth Day help teach kids about recycling, biomes, carbon footprints, water filtration, pollution, and even global warming.
Use these Earth Day STEM activities in your classroom, daycare, or home to teach kids about the world we all live in.
STEM Activities for Earth Day to Inspire Kids to Care for Our World
Try these fun STEM activities this Earth Day and teach kids how to care for the world with active, hands-on projects!
How Recycled Paper is Made from Schooling a Monkey
Egg Shell Gardens from Schooling a Monkey
Sort the Recycling Game from No Time for Flash Cards
Create Your Own Mini Landfill from One Time Through
Build a Desert Biome from Schooling a Monkey
Learn about Global Warming with Earth Day Toast from Left Brain Craft Brain
Make a Model Waterworks from One Time Through
Carbon Footprint Activity from Kitchen Counter Chronicles
Melt Crayons with Solar Energy from No Time for Flash Cards
Learn about Animal Habitats from Natural Beach Living
Build a Tabletop Recycling Center Model from No Time for Flash Cards
Make a Water Cycle in a Bag from Playdough to Plato
Earth Day Science Discovery Bottles from Little Bins for Little Hands
LEGO-Themed Earth Day Printables from Little Bins for Little Hands
Earth Day Robot Design Challenge from Lemon Lime Adventures
Make a Tabletop Biosphere from Apartment Therapy
Water Pollution STEM Activity from Along the Way
Make a Terrarium in a Jar from Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds
Compost Bin in a Jar from The Seeds Network
Exploring Solar Heat from STEAM-Powered Family
Earth Day Seed Planters from Views from a Step Stool
More Earth Day Activities
Earth Day Unit Study
Earth Day Learning Activities from Little Bins for Little Hands