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How to Teach STEM at Home – Soil Moisture Monitor Kit

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How to Teach STEM at Home - Soil Moisture Monitor Kit

With all the knowledge our kids are expected to absorb, it’s no wonder schools are having difficulty fitting it all into the daily curricula.

STEM is a major area of focus, especially for girls.

There is a huge need for women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

As the parent of a daughter with a strong interest in all things geeky and scientific, this MakeCrate subscription is a no brainer.

Each month she is learning something new and interesting–with me! It’s fantastic bonding time.

This post is sponsored by MakeCrate but all thoughts and opinions shared are my own.

How to Teach STEM at Home - Soil Moisture Monitor Kit

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How To Teach STEM at Home

We do not homeschool. However, I am all about adding to what she’s already learning at her public school.

As I said, it’s quality time we spend together, and I’m even learning how to code along the way!

Because I’m obviously not a teacher, these monthly subscription kits from MakeCrate are perfect for both of us.

All the supplies you need for the monthly project are provided in the box, and everything else is found online.

Your subscription comes with access to the online Arduino software that teaches you all about coding.

Best Monthly Subscription Boxes for Teens with Educational Projects

Soil Moisture Monitor Kit

This month we built a soil moisture monitor kit.

There are instructional videos on the MakeCrate website to help if you get stuck, but we just used the illustrated book to guide us.

After making the first month’s project, Chesney was super confident in her skills.

She had this whole thing done in under 30 minutes, and I only observed!

We couldn’t find any male-female wires (we only had male-male and female-female), so she said, “Mom, I can just connect one of each, and it’ll be the male-female one we need.” I was all like, oh man, will that work?

IT SURE DID!

Her logic paid off and instilled even more confidence. Plus, the final project is adorable.

You place the sensor in your plant’s soil, and if it’s dried out, the display shows a sad face, letting you know your plant needs water.

Once watered, the display then shows a happy face.

Unfortunately, our cat ate the last of our houseplants (lol,) so we’re going to get a small plant for her to keep out of the cat’s reach in her room.

She can’t wait to install her creation and see it at work.

How to Teach STEM at Home - Soil Moisture Monitor Kit

Subscribe to MakeCrate

If you’re in the market for the best monthly subscription boxes for teens, search no further.

MakeCrate boxes make a great gift idea and are available in 3-, 6-, and 12-month subscriptions.

They even have a package available for the classroom.

Next up for us is the Nightlight Kit! Following that, a Music Crate, Game Crate, and Alarm Crate are in the queue.

Check back soon for our post with our new nightlight!

Have you ever tried to teach STEM at home?


About Shelley

Mother of two living in Montana. Graduated from Benedictine University with a BS in nutrition science. I love food, fitness, reading, and all things science. I'm the sister that travels.

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Comments

  1. Mistee Dawn says

    August 23, 2017 at 2:03 pm

    This is too cool! I am trying to get my daughter into more STEM activities! This is perfect for her, she will love to try this.

  2. Heather says

    August 24, 2017 at 10:31 am

    That’s some serious fun! I love figuring out how things work, so I may need to nab a MakeCrate for myself. It’s awesome that there are fun ways to get kids excited about science and engineering.

  3. lisalisa says

    August 24, 2017 at 12:54 pm

    I’ve never heard of the MakeCrate subscription before, I think I may need to check them out for the boys. This summer we experienced doing a few STEM projects we received from Best Buy and they were really cool. STEM is a great way to kick start that young engineer brain that’s for sure!

  4. krystal says

    August 24, 2017 at 7:00 pm

    That is such a fun project to teach kiddos! My son is in love with science so I need to try this.

  5. Kristi says

    August 25, 2017 at 6:06 am

    What a great project. I have a daughter that would love these, she is into science and hopes to major in at college someday, debating on working with animals somehow or research.

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