Technology, blessing or curse?
Technology makes our lives easier but the convenience can come at a cost. How can you encourage the children to ask critical questions about using technologies in daily routines?
Design and technologies
Tin foil boats
We, at Little Scientists, had quite a bit of coloured tinfoil left over from the Easter eggs. And lots of very pretty boats started appearing. The designs varied, some of them floated whilst others didn’t. So we designed a challenge – build a boat from a piece of 30 cm by 30 cm tinfoil that can carry as many marbles as possible.
Egg challenge
Training Manager Heike tells us why the egg challenge is one of her favourite engineering experiences. She loves observing children the moment the egg hits the ground. Did it survive?
The man who loved boxes
This lovely story offers a great opportunity to explore relationships, family, love and being different alongside an abundance of STEM topics.
Magnetism
You know we love talking about magnets. But it’s quite the polarising topic… If you are attracted by magnets, we encourage you to dive right in and explore what they can do with the children while introducing some new STEM vocabulary…
Papa’s mechanical fish
Working collaboratively, children can explore many possibilities, evaluate their observations and help to solve everyday problems.