Mixing Up Beats (Grades 3-5)

Mix your freshest summer beats with this online music mixer! When you’re watching a movie or TV show, the music in the background can influence how you feel. Music can tell us that something exciting, suspenseful, sad or wonderful is about to happen. In this activity, you’ll create a soundtrack of your own using IncrediBox.  …

Treasure Maps (Grades K-5)

Create an adventure for the whole family by making your own treasure map! Answer These Question Before You Start Why do we use maps? What kinds of things do we put on maps? What will you need to add to the map of your favorite place? What You Need Paper Pen, pencil, or crayon What To Do …

Scavenger Hunt Bingo (Grades K-5)

Here’s a twist on Bingo that will get you outdoors exploring your surroundings! Can you find all of these everyday sights in your neighborhood? That’s the challenge for this scavenger hunt.  Explore your backyard, a local park or your neighborhood to search for as many items on the Bingo card as you can find. When …

Marvelous Metropolis (Grades 3-5)

Be an engineer and build your very own city in this creative, hands-on activity. Be the designer of a brand-new city and decide what buildings and places make it into your own marvelous metropolis.  In this video from the NY STEAM Bus,  Hayley Neufeld gives us the instructions to build our own model city with …

Make Your Own Worm Bin (Grades 3-5)

Have you ever wondered how to turn leftover food into nutrient-rich soil called compost? Help solve the mystery in this activity by making your own worm composting bin. Sara McArdle, fifth-grade teacher at Berne-Knox-Westerlo (BKW) and Michaela Keher, BKW High School agriculture teacher, explain how to make your own bin in this video. Find the …

“Splish Splashing” in the Summer Adventure Virtual Library (Grades K-5)

Water makes up about 60 percent of what we are and is such a huge part of the world around us! Take a deep dive into the water-themed books in the Summer Adventure virtual library. This free collection of e-books was put together by the Capital Region BOCES School Library System (SLS). In the video …

Soap Boat (Grades K-2)

A little soap and a little water is all this boat needs to run! In just a matter of minutes, you can build a boat and take it for a drive across the water. Watch the video to see how to build it and how this soap powered boat operates.  What You Need baking pan …

Water Xylophone (Grades K-5)

Discover pitch with this homemade water xylophone! Pitch is how high or low a note sounds. Sing your favorite song and point out the high notes and the low notes.  How to Make Your Own Water Xylophone Watch this video on how to make your own musical instrument After completing this simple experiment with three …