We believe hands-on, minds-on learning can happen anywhere and everywhere. And, as homes turn into classrooms, parents into teachers, and laptops and tablets into textbooks, STEMspiration is in high demand.

The good news is that STEM is our jam. We remain committed to leading education that positively affects learners and developing solutions for you. That’s why we worked together to create STEM @ Home – a way to provide resources, giveaways, and ideas to support those who need it.

This is a new time for us and we’re all in it together. Don’t get me wrong, it’s been tough, yet we are so grateful to be charting these times together with you, the educators, the parents, the ones who are making a difference for students. While the school buildings are closed, learning is not canceled.

And we want to help. Explore ways in which your students, your family, or even you can use this time to fit in some learning fun!

Grow Your STEM Knowledge

Cabin fever is real right now. Thankfully, we have plenty of ideas to help cure that boredom, and one of them is to read! We have compiled some of our reading resources so you can exercise your brain and learn something new wherever you are. 

• SySTEM Alert! – For Grades 6-9, our SySTEM Alert! publication has different topics relating to STEM with fast facts, fun information, and even a related quiz for each issue to test your skills! Check out our most recent issue! If you want more, explore our STEM @ Home page for other great publications. 
  
• Pitsco Blog – As you might know, the Pitsco Blog has a wide variety of topics. From the science behind how bicycles work to the STEM inside of baking muffins, we have it all! Get caught up on seasonal topics to celebrate, facts about your favorite foods, and other hands-on activity ideas!
  
  Read up on how we’re incorporating STEM into our own homes:
  
  • Fairway to learning: Bringing the golf game home
  • Gardening – An outdoor STEM activity for all ages
  • Not magic, but science: How to fool your friends this April Fool’s Day
  • Making the best of it: Makerspace at home activities
  • STEM weather lessons for home or the classroom

Invent Together  

Looking for ways to keep those hands and minds busy? Well, you’ve found the right place! We have hands-on experiments, activities, challenges, and projects to help get you STEMing all day!

• Elementary STEM Activities – Use your imagination, grab supplies, and get creative. Yes, we’re building and making with items you have lying around your house. We have pulled some ideas from our 2019-2020 Elementary STEM catalog for builds you can do right at home. Get your STEM and STEAM hats on and start inventing! 
  
  
  
  
• STEM Boxes – Take hands on home! We’ve put everything you need in a box to let your imagination run wild. We have designed options for different grade levels to help create a fun and engaging learning experience. All the hands-on materials and step-by-step instructions are included to start inventing, discovering, and creating!
  
  

  PIONEER PACK Pioneering Plants Pioneering Music Pioneering Structures Pioneering Coding Pioneering Fingerprints

  GRADES PREK-2

  EXPLORER PACK       OPTION 1 Exploring Mazes Exploring Bird Feeders Exploring Musical Instruments Exploring Parachutes Exploring Structures Testing       OPTION 2 Exploring Maps Exploring Hydraulics Exploring Vehicles Exploring Flight Exploring 3-D Art

  GRADES 3-5 CUSTOM available! Mix and match any of the listed projects.

  CREATOR PACK       OPTION 1 Creating Catapults Creating Rolling Vehicles Creating Truss Bridges Creating Inventions Creating Friction Climbers       OPTION 2 Creating Gliders Creating Roller Coasters Creating Zip Line Rockets Creating Pneumatic Lifts Creating Circuits

  GRADES 6-8 CUSTOM available! Mix and match any of the listed projects.

  INNOVATOR PACK Innovating Kites Innovating Catapults Innovating Trebuchets Innovating Solar Cars

  GRADES 9-12

• Try This Kits – Sometimes the best activities involve students trying to figure out the solution themselves. Since we’re all about failing forward, we love that these Try This kits challenge students to design, create, engineer, and more! Check out the Try This kits for ALL grades, because STEM has no age limit: 
  
  • Try This: Engineering Kit
  • Try This: Parachute Kit
  • Try This: Straw Structure Kit
  • Try This: Toothpick Bridge Kit
  Or, get crafty! Create your own version of the Try This kit at home! On our STEM @ Home page, we provide ideas on how you can make it with items in your closet!

Virtually Hands On

Our social media accounts are constantly pushing out new ideas, resources, and inspo during this time! Be sure to follow Pitsco’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to stay in the know. Watch out for things such as Maker Mondays, teacher tips, Why Wednesdays, and more! Oh, and be on the lookout for giveaways happening every Friday!  🎉 

Here’s a little glimpse at some activities that are coming out on our social media:  

For more ideas, check out our Hands-On | STEM @ Home Pinterest board where we are adding new stuff each day!

We can’t wait to see what you make and hear what all you have learned! Tag us on social media or share a comment.