(http://thewiredhomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/instructables-1024x512.jpg)Today is DAY 8 of a special Podcast Awards (http://podcastawards.com) edition of The Wired Homeschool. If you want to listen to any previous episodes in this series, you can find them all here (http://thewiredhomeschool.com/podcastawards).

Let’s get started!

Instructabes Projects

Whether you’re looking for a low-cost project using household items or a high-tech project that involves building custom components, you can find many projects that incorporate STEM topics with detailed instructions at Instructables. Here are 5 projects I found that will keep you and your kids tinkering.

* Candle-powered Hot Air Balloon (http://www.instructables.com/id/Candle-Powered-Hot-Air-Balloon/)

* Arduino Weather Station (http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-weather-station/?ALLSTEPS)

* Simple Circuits from a Pizza Box (http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Simple-Circuit-from-a-Pizza-Box-No-Solder/?ALLSTEPS)

* NEar-Space Balloon (http://www.instructables.com/id/My-Space-Balloon-Project-Stratohab-Success-High/?ALLSTEPSS)

* Budget Bicycle Warning Lights (http://www.instructables.com/id/Budget-Bicycle-Warning-Lights/?ALLSTEPS)

STEM or STEAM Categories

With the myriad projects available at Instructables, you should have no problem covering all STEM and STEAM projects.

(http://podcastawards.com/imageSelect.php?size=468x60)

How to Vote

Visit PodcastAwards.com (http://podcastawards.com), checkmark the podcasts that get your vote, fill out the brief form, and confirm your vote via email. That’s it! It only takes a minute or two. You may also consider voting for these podcasts too.

Arts

Resourceful Designer

Business

The Productive Woman

Entertainment

Triplecast

Government & Organizations

Congressional Dish

Kids & Family

Dad Spotlight

Music

The Bugcast

People’s Choice

The Hollywood Outsider

Sports & Recreation

Packers Fan Podcast

Technology

The Audacity to Podcast

TV & Film

ONCE – Once Upon a Time Podcast

Please remember to vote for The Wired Homeschool in the 2016 People’s Choice Podcast Awards (http://podcastawards.com).

Etc.

Want to be notified of any upcoming news regarding the podcast or if I’m speaking in your area? Join my spam-free mailing list (http://www.thewiredhomeschool.com/mailing-list). You’ll receive monthly updates and news about future projects and I’ll let you know if I’m speaking in your area at a homeschooling convention.

The Wired Homeschool is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network. For more family-friendly tech podcasts visit techpodcasts.com (http://techpodcasts.com/)

Music for the podcast by Kevin Macleod (http://incompetech.com/).

Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsement

The post 5 Instructables Projects for STEM Homeschooling – #PCA16 Day 8 (http://thewiredhomeschool.com/5-instructables-projects-stem/) appeared first on The Wired Homeschool (http://thewiredhomeschool.com).

(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWiredHomeschool/~4/b_Gtip2CBmI)