STEM Week Printables and Activities

Choose a local week for creative science and engineering.

Timing and official information

A school-chosen week; no universal date.. A school-chosen week; no universal date. Annual themes and unannounced 2027 dates are pending; do not reuse a past theme as a current announcement. Reviewed 2 October 2026. Visit the official source.

Choose activities

Design and STEM

• Floating and Sinking Investigation — ages 6–12. Predict, test, record and explain a safe supervised investigation.
• Static Electricity Investigation — ages 6–12. Predict, test, record and explain a safe supervised investigation.
• Paper Plane Investigation — ages 6–12. Predict, test, record and explain a safe supervised investigation.
• Paper Chromatography — ages 6–12. Predict, test, record and explain a safe supervised investigation.
• Surface Tension Investigation — ages 6–12. Predict, test, record and explain a safe supervised investigation.
• Shadow Investigation — ages 6–12. Predict, test, record and explain a safe supervised investigation.
• Seed Germination Diary — ages 6–12. Predict, test, record and explain a safe supervised investigation.
• Magnet Investigation — ages 6–12. Predict, test, record and explain a safe supervised investigation.
• Paper Bridge Challenge — ages 6–12. Design, build, test and improve a practical challenge.
• Tallest Paper Tower — ages 6–12. Design, build, test and improve a practical challenge.
• Build a Boat That Floats — ages 6–12. Design, build, test and improve a practical challenge.
• Parachute Challenge — ages 6–12. Design, build, test and improve a practical challenge.
• Design an Imaginary Planet — ages 6–12. Design an original fictional planet or space station and distinguish imagination from science.
• Standing Rocket Model Challenge — ages 6–12. Build a paper rocket-shaped model and compare its stability without launching it.
• Design a Space Station — ages 6–12. Design an original fictional planet or space station and distinguish imagination from science.

Games and group activities

• Science Bingo — ages 6–12. Play with six distinct cards and a complete calling reference.
• Space Teamwork Skills — ages 6–12. Practise accessible observation, communication, planning and teamwork tasks.

Puzzles and matching

• Prediction or Observation — ages 6–12. Draw, investigate, discuss or write using clear prompts and generous response spaces.
• Science Word Search — ages 6–12. Find checked vocabulary words and use one in a sentence.
• Planet Fact Matching — ages 8–12. Match eight planets to NASA-sourced facts and check a separate key.
• Space I Spy — ages 6–12. Count exact code-built objects and check a separate answer key.
• Space Word Search — ages 8–12. Find checked vocabulary words and use one in a sentence.
• Space Explorer Maze — ages 6–12. Draw, investigate, discuss or write using clear prompts and generous response spaces.

Reading and research

• Solar System Planet Order — ages 8–12. Read a code-drawn planet-order diagram and distinguish a star, planets and dwarf planets.
• Moon Phases Learning — ages 8–12. Explore four Moon-phase markers with a labelled schematic and sourced explanations.
• Planet Research Sheet — ages 8–12. Record sourced facts about a real planet and explain how claims were checked.

Writing and reflection

• Moon Observation Log — ages 8–12. Record six safe observations or source-based Moon-phase entries without inventing missing data.
• Space Mission Log — ages 8–12. Plan an imaginary space-science mission with an observation question and evidence goal.

Cards and crafts

• Planet Fact Cards — ages 8–12. Arrange eight source-grounded planet fact cards and explain their order.

Choose an age range

Early years: ages 6–8: Floating and Sinking Investigation · Static Electricity Investigation · Paper Plane Investigation · Paper Chromatography

Middle primary: ages 8–10: Floating and Sinking Investigation · Static Electricity Investigation · Paper Plane Investigation · Paper Chromatography

Older primary: ages 10–12: Floating and Sinking Investigation · Static Electricity Investigation · Paper Plane Investigation · Paper Chromatography

Prepare and adapt

Choose a short activity for younger learners or add source comparison and written reasoning for older learners. Read prompts aloud, offer drawing or a scribe and allow passing. History learning should explain people and events through sourced examples; avoid stereotypes, re-enactments of harm or imitation of cultural ceremonies. Fire activities use the local emergency number and adult-approved plans.

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