25 Patriotic Themed STEM Activities for Kids

The fourth of July is a fun time for families. The weather is nice, gathering is fun. Kids love fireworks! My kids also love doing hands-on Fourth of July STEM activities. If you are looking for some patriotic themed STEM activities you can incorporate into your day, you won’t want to miss these. 

Fourth of July Traditions

Patriotic holidays are some of my favorites. I loved the 4th of July growing up, because it was one holiday I could almost always count on seeing my cousins. They would come in town to visit our grandparents and stay for the huge fireworks show that night.

Fourth of July Activities

The show was so big, that people began setting up and “camping out” for the day around noon. People brought lawn chairs, pop-up tents for shade, their own portable grills to cookout, ice chests full of drinks, equipment for outdoor games, cards and so much more!

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Fourth of July STEM Activities

Now that our kids are a little older, I like to add a little learning to our day. And what better way to learn on a holiday than with some fun, thematic STEM activities!

1)Straw Rockets 
2)Star Spangled Math Activities 
3)Independence Day Building Structures 
4)Flag Pole STEM Activity 
5)Patriotic Ice Melt Activity 
6)Patriotic Count and Clip Cards 

Fourth of July Fireworks STEM Activities

7)Confetti Fireworks 
8)Fireworks in a Jar 
9)Film Canister Rocket Fireworks

Fourth of July Sensory Activities

10)Patriotic Sensory Bottle 
11)Fluffy Patriotic Slime 
12)Glow in the Dark 4th of July Sensory Bottles 
12)Patriotic Slime and Graphing Activity

July 4th Recipes

13)Cooking is a great STEM activity. Check out this book with over 50 patriotic recipes!
14)Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Cookies
15)4th of July Firecracker Dogs
16)Pioneer Woman Slow Cookers BBQ Chicken
17)Pioneer Woman American Flag Cake

Fourth of July Hands-On STEM Activities 

18)LEGO American Flag 
19)Fizzy Flag Activity 
20)Build Your Own Graham Cracker White House
21)Red White & Blue Skittles Science Experiment
22)Patriotic Surface Tension Experiment
23)Patriotic STEAM Project: DIY Zoetrope Animation 
25)Optical Illusion American Flag Science Activity 

Fourth of July Patriotic Flowers

25)DIY Patriotic Dyed Flowers 

In Conclusion

There are so many different experiments and STEM activities you could change and even adapt to be more patriotic. All you need is a little creativity and some red, white and blue colors to make it work!