STEM on a Budget – 50 Creative Weather Activities
Weather seems to be a popular learning theme for kids. Big Brother is fascinated with all of it – tornadoes, tsunamis, rainbows and so on (not so much thunderstorms though!). We are joining with a collaborative STEAM series and this week’s theme is STEM on a Budget. In this post, we are sharing inexpensive weather activities that are focus on creativity and are hands-on. Whether you are looking for science experiments, DIY projects, art, or how to incorporate math and technology into your weather unit – you will find a wide variety of topics and ideas.
50 Creative Weather Activities – STEM on a Budget
It’s neat to see how empty jars, bottles and other things you would normally throw away can be turned into a fun learning experience! Other inexpensive items used in these projects include paint, markers, food coloring, old cds, cardboard tubes, paper plates, tape, cotton balls and water. The great thing is that you may already have most of these on hand!
Windy Weather Activities
- Tornado in a Jar
- Make a Hurricane
- Hurricane in a Jar
- Pudding Cup Anemometer
- Easy Breezy Wind Activities
- Wind Science Experiments
- Dixie Cup Windmills
- Make a Weather Vane
Rainy Weather STEM Projects and Cloud Activities
- Cloud in a Cup
- Interactive Water Cycle Wheel
- Simple Water Cycle Activity
- Create Fog in a Bottle
- Rain Jar
- Make it Rain
- DIY Rain Gauge
- Learn About Raindrops Activity
- Thunderstorm Art Project
- Make a Rain Storm
- What Causes a Thunderstorm?
- Easy Lightning Learning Activity
- Paper Plate Umbrella
- Umbrella Counting & Color Sorting Activity
- C is for Cloud Activities
- Toilet Paper Roll Binoculars Craft for Cloud Observation
- Cottonball Clouds Book Extension
Rainbow Science, Art, Math and Engineering Projects
- Bubble Wrap Rainbow Art Project
- Fingerprint Rainbow Counting Activity
- Layered Rainbow Science Activity
- Rainbow Geometry Painting
- Make Rainbows
- Rainbow Fan
- Homemade Spectroscope
Hot vs Cold Weather Science and Projects
- Blizzard in a Bag
- Snowstorm in a Jar
- Create Huge Colorful Icicles
- Make Ice Grow
- Colored Ice Sculptures
- Making Frost Science Experiment
- Make Frozen Bubbles
- Radial Paper Snowflakes
- Homemade Thermometer
- Simple Heat Experiment
- Is it Hot Enough outside to Fry an Egg?
- Make Sun Prints
- Paper Plate Sunshine Craft
More budget-friendly ways to learn about weather:
28 DAYS OF HANDS-ON STEM ACTIVITIES {STEAM}
Head on over to Left Brain, Craft Brain for the entire list of STEM activities for kids. She has it separated into four fun themes: STEM Goes Green, STEM Challenges, Coding for Kids, and STEM on a Budget.