STEM Water Workshop

Have you ever met a child who was not fascinated by water? From ice blocks to raindrops, children love to explore water. Come along to Little Scientist’s foundational workshop to explore STEM through the vehicle of water and the critical pedagogical topics of co-construction, metacognition, and inquiry-based learning in early education.

• Experiencing the 3 Gateways of Learning.
• Exploring the characteristics of water using all your senses. 
• Playing the water guessing game: “What’s making that sound?”
• Exploring water vapour and making a cloud in a bottle.
• Making dirty water and then purifying it.
• Exploring the capillary action of water and trying to make the water walk!
• Observing the interactions between ice and salt. 

Pedagogical topic: Co-construction, metacognition, and inquiry-based learning 

• Create a co-constructed learning environment by exploring water.  
• Investigate the concepts of free exploration, prompted exploration and demonstration and discuss their role in inquiry-based practices.  
• Explore your role in a co-constructed environment and practise documenting children’s learning. 
• Critically reflect on the challenges and successes in your current STEM practices. 
• Understand the important role of inquiry-based learning in early childhood education.