“Wherever there is a child there is curiosity and where there is curiosity there is science.”
Howitt & Blake
Young children are curious about everything around them. Their natural drive to learn about their experiences is the very basis for their learning and development and their encounters with STEM are how they make sense of the world.
Yes, kids are exposed to large amount of STEM learning experiences before they even begin formalised early childhood education & care! The Scientific Method is the way that babies and children learn (ask a question, have a guess, test it out, & communicate), and science provides a context for that learning.
About Me
Hi, I’m Dana.
This is Tangible Learning.
I’ve taken a long and twisty pathway in my last 20 years in the education sector, and to be honest, it’s not really where I saw myself as a kid…