Emma from Science Sparks in the UK has released a free e-book filled with 12 fun Christmas science activities for kids, all with items and materials that most people would already have in the house! Something to fill the start of the school holidays with some messy experimental fun 🙂
Purdue University has created an interesting list of suggestions for toys, books and activities that can help children to develop engineering interest and skills. I have not reviewed what’s included in the guide, but it looks like an interesting resource for those of you who have a child like mine, who is naturally designing and building things all the time.
“Wondering just what to pick up this holiday season for the budding engineer? Let Purdue University help with this year’s engineering gift guide for kids.” Source: The STEAM Hub: 2015 Engineering Gift Guide
Welcome to Science Play. Here you will find posts about science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), with a focus on how children engage with and learn about STEM. Children are natural learners, and their play is infused with scientific experiments, theory and practice, building, creation and exploration. Many governments around the world, and particularly in Australia, have recognised that increasing children’s participation in STEM will have a positive flow on impact on economic outcomes. STEM is also simply fun and interesting to explore!