{"id":9055,"date":"2020-12-15T23:44:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T05:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahblog.activityhero.com\/?p=9055"},"modified":"2021-02-09T22:08:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T04:08:40","slug":"on-demand-stem-diy-activities-and-printables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahblog.activityhero.com\/on-demand-stem-diy-activities-and-printables\/","title":{"rendered":"On-Demand STEM: DIY Activities and Printables"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On-demand STEM classes and activities for your child are a great option when you need an activity at any time of day. ActivityHero provides a wide variety of classes and activities in science, technology, coding, engineering, math, and more! Here are some of our favorite on-demand STEM activities. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong><a href="\&quot;https:\/\/www.activityhero.com\/on-demand-activities?aht_cam=social&amp;aht_src=ahblog&amp;utm_medium=ahblog&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_campaign=ondemand\&quot;">See All On-Demand Classes, including art, science, coding, music, and more &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src="\&quot;https:\/\/images.activityhero.com\/activity_photo\/82398\/large\/7f1e6e9e-95a6-4eef-aeeb-cef603171217.png\&quot;" alt=\"On-Demand STEM - learn about robots\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href="\&quot;https:\/\/www.activityhero.com\/biz\/create-learn\/how-can-robots-help-us-especially-now?aht_cam=social&amp;aht_src=ahblog&amp;utm_medium=ahblog&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_campaign=ondemand\&quot;" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Can Robots Help Us? by Create &amp; Learn<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>From WALL-E, Baymax, to Transformers, robots have been some of our favorite movie characters. In this Open Class, Professor Atkeson from the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University will walk us through the basics of robotics and then explore soft robots, which have soft cushiony bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src="\&quot;https:\/\/images.activityhero.com\/activity_photo\/82408\/large\/0558791b-9538-4e56-b101-4bf93c740d50.png\&quot;" alt=\"how to design vaccines by playing games on-demand STEM\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href="\&quot;https:\/\/www.activityhero.com\/biz\/little-medical-school-national\/nutrition-let-s-make-a-stir-fry?aht_cam=social&amp;aht_src=ahblog&amp;utm_medium=ahblog&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_campaign=ondemand\&quot;">How to Design Vaccines by Playing Games<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you know your kids can help scientists solve puzzles and design vaccines by playing games? 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Then, begin exploring the universe like Galileo did over 400 years ago and see the wonders of the winter sky! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src="\&quot;https:\/\/images.activityhero.com\/activity_photo\/82704\/large\/9a528d09-c240-480b-b25a-ffeb5f5468f9.png\&quot;" alt=\"Galileoscope telescope kit for the holiday break\" width=\"509\" height=\"343\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href="\&quot;https:\/\/www.activityhero.com\/biz\/genius-kids-online\/virtual-science-all-about-reptiles?scroll-to=schedules&amp;geo=palo-alto-ca&amp;location_id=126552&amp;activity_schedule_id=579069&amp;start_date=&amp;end_date=\&quot;">Virtual Science &#8211; All About Reptiles<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Miss Rennu in this short video and immerse your child into the world of reptiles! 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