Valentine’s Day is a great time to explore some fun and educational STEM activities! Here are ten Valentine STEM activity ideas that are perfect for kids, teens, and adults to do together.
- Valentine Volcanoes
Create mini volcanoes shaped like hearts and watch them erupt with baking soda and vinegar. Add red or pink food coloring for a festive touch.
- Heart-Shaped Circuit Cards
Build simple circuits using copper tape, a coin cell battery, and an LED light on heart-shaped cards. It’s a fun way to learn about basic electronics.
- Chromatography Flowers
Create beautiful, colorful flowers using coffee filters and markers. Make a design on the coffee filters with the markers. Dip the edges of the coffee filters in water to see the colors separate and spread, demonstrating chromatography.
- Borax Crystal Hearts
Grow your own borax crystals on pipe cleaner hearts. Dissolve borax in hot water and let the pipe cleaners sit in the solution overnight to form beautiful crystals.
- Glow-in-the-Dark Love Potions
Mix tonic water and highlighter fluid with water in a clear container. Use a black light to see your glowing love potion. This experiment introduces fluorescence.
- Salt Crystal Hearts
Grow beautiful salt crystal hearts using table salt and water. Add some food coloring to make it pink or red for a festive touch. This experiment demonstrates how crystals form and grow.
- Fizzing Heart Art
Use a mixture of baking soda and water to paint heart shapes on paper. Once dry, use vinegar to make the hearts fizz and bubble, creating a beautiful and interactive piece of art with a classic chemical reaction.
- Rock Candy
Make rock candy by dissolving sugar in water and allowing it to crystallize over time on a lollipop stick. To make the candy more colorful, you can add a few drops of food coloring to the mixture. This experiment takes a bit longer but results in delicious and decorative treats.
- Colored Flames
Create passionate red or pink flames using safe chemicals like potassium chloride or strontium chloride. Always follow safety precautions when working with open flames.
- Homemade Perfume
Create personalized perfume using essential oils and alcohol. This experiment combines chemistry with a creative, personal touch.
These home science activities are perfect for combining the festive spirit of Valentine’s Day with education. The Valentine STEM projects combine science, technology, engineering, and math with a Valentine’s Day twist, making learning fun and engaging.
Do any of these ideas catch your interest?
