Thermo Fisher Scientific's STEM experiments for kids
Entertain and educate your children with safe home experiments like extracting DNA from strawberries and blowing up balloons with a gas produced by a simple mixture of a solid with a liquid.
With many parents looking for new ways to entertain their home-bound kids, Thermo Fisher Scientific has put together some simple STEM home experiments to help keep little ones busy while teaching them something new, interesting and fun.
As the world leader in serving science, Thermo Fisher Scientific understands that it has the ability to make a significant positive impact on society, including in promoting STEM education.
As well as working with STEM experts globally to develop treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, Thermo Fisher Scientific is investing in developing the bright young STEM talent who will solve future challenges.
At its manufacturing facility in Cork, the global life sciences company inspires and nurtures the next generation of scientists, engineers, thinkers and leaders through the funding of two PhDs, placement of 35 students from universities across Ireland, an apprenticeship scheme and with parents giving fun STEM workshops in primary schools.
A scholarship programme, open to children of employees, is also available to those wishing to study STEM in selected universities abroad.
With the very young also needing support during these times, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s online education programme, with home STEM experiments, is available free-of-charge to children across Cork. All that is required are some household items. Now time to get experimenting!
It may seem incredible but the DNA in strawberries can be extracted using common, everyday materials. A scientist from Thermo Fisher Scientific outlines a very simple science experiment so you can do it at home.
Did you know that you can use chemical reactions to inflate balloons? Check out the experiment by a Thermo Fisher Scientific scientist, who will mix a solid with a liquid to produce a gas.
To learn more about STEM education with Thermo Fisher Scientific see HERE.
