🧪 October STEM Adventures
Chemistry & Space Week Activity Pack
Celebrate World Space Week and National Chemistry Week with a ready-to-use STEM activity pack filled with exciting chemistry experiments, engineering challenges, and space science investigations. Designed for families and educators, this engaging resource invites children to discover how chemistry, physics, and engineering work together to power rockets, support astronauts, and help us explore the universe.
🌎 Celebrate World Space Week & National Chemistry Week
From chemical reactions to the science of rockets and astronauts, this month's activities encourage children to investigate how matter changes, how forces create motion, and how scientists use chemistry to solve real-world problems on Earth and in space.
🚀 Inside the Pack
🧪 Chemical reaction investigations and states of matter explorations
☁️ Marshmallows Under Pressure engineering investigation
🍦 Ice Cream in a Bag chemistry experiment
🧊 The Flinker Challenge and Ice Cube Challenge
🦴 Astronaut Bones STEM investigation
🚀 Rocket science and motion activities
📖 STEM Explorer journal pages, vocabulary activities, and reflection prompts
📝 Printable worksheets, recording sheets, and ready-to-use family and classroom activities
❤️ Why You'll Love It
Children will explore chemical reactions, states of matter, forces, motion, and astronaut science while discovering how chemistry supports space exploration. Through hands-on experiments and engineering investigations, they'll strengthen observation, inquiry, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills while developing a deeper appreciation for the science behind everyday life and NASA missions.
⭐ At a Glance
Connects reading, chemistry, engineering, and space science through engaging investigations
Celebrates World Space Week and National Chemistry Week
Introduces chemical reactions, states of matter, forces, and motion
Encourages curiosity, creativity, and scientific inquiry
Perfect for home, classrooms, libraries, STEM camps, homeschool, and after-school programs
👨👩👧👦 Perfect For
Families • Homeschool Communities • Classrooms • Libraries • STEM Camps • After-School Programs • Science Enthusiasts • Young Future Chemists
📚 Featured Books
This activity pack pairs perfectly with:
🚀 Blast Off with Dadiso: Science, Secrets, and Surprises on the Moon
🔬 The Science Scoop: Busting Myths About Science
🌙 Zora and Lily's Moon Adventure
✈️ Colin and the Quest for Quiet Speed: From Takeoff to Supersonic
🌟 Featured Book Spotlight
The Science Scoop: Busting Myths About Science encourages children to ask questions, investigate common science myths, and discover the real science behind everyday phenomena. The chemistry and space investigations in this packet extend those ideas through hands-on experiments that make learning memorable and fun.
🚀 Ready to Explore?
Mix. Experiment. Discover.
Mix. Launch. Discover.