Moonwalkers
Historical events like the Moon landing can spark children’s creativity and inspire some creative play and imaginary space travel.
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With our book recommendations, we want to help you spark a conversation that leads children to discover STEM in their everyday lives. Have the courage to go beyond the obvious STEM connections and embrace all questions that may come out of your discussion with the children.
If you want to implement inquiry-based learning into your daily practice but feel like you need a bit more guidance, read about real-life projects from other services or join us for a hands-on workshop that will instill you with the confidence to start your STEM journey.
Hairy nose, itchy butt
This sad story with a funny twist about the hairy-nosed wombat’s journey creates awareness of the plight of Australia’s threatened species.
Into the wild
The joys of a child fascinated by all his beautiful finds in nature is the perfect starting point for going exploring with the children.
Kookoo Kookaburra
This Indigenous morality tale with its vibrant illustrations is a great starting point for observations and talking about scientific language.
A walk in the bush
With its vivid illustrations and descriptions of sounds, this book invites you to explore Australia’s flora and fauna with all your senses.
Alexander’s outing
How to get a little duck out of a hole? The story can spark STEM explorations, including problem-solving tasks and engineering challenges.
Many Moons
Learn about the phases of the Moon through bold illustrations that compare the different shapes of the Moon to everyday objects.
How do dinosaurs eat their food?
The retro-feel illustrations that offer many impulses for explorations, from design and technologies to different species’ diets.
Shapes of Australia
Invite the children to point out their favourite shapes and colours in the book to spark the imagination and train the observation skills.