Engaging children in STEAM
Why should I engage my children in STEAM? Children that disengage with Science Technology Engineering Arts and Maths subjects, particularly girls, disengage b…
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Wearing pink and fixing cars - Improving diversity in male dominated fields starts early and it starts at home
My daughter in her pretty pink dress getting her hands dirty helping her dad fix a car trailer Who says a girl can't wear a pretty pink dress and help fix…
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Engaging Children in STEAM - Sand Castles!
My daughter compacting the sand in the bucket to make her sand castle My daughter, like many other kids, loves to build sand castles in her sandpit or at the b…
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Engaging Children in STEAM - Frog Hunting
Frog we found When the weather starts to get cold and dewy, the frogs come out to play! One of my daughters favorite activities is to go frog hunting. As the s…
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Engaging Children in STEAM - Building a vege patch!
The Build My daughter helping with landscaping of the backyard Getting my daughter involved in the building process of the vege patch was a great way to expose…
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STEAM Vs STEM - Why the 'A' is so important
What is STEM? “STEM” is a term that many people would be familiar with. I personally grew up with the term STEM throughout my schooling. For those that don’t …
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Engaging Children in STEAM - Bush Walking
My daughter proud of her achievement climbing to the top of the hill I am lucky enough to live on acreage and have bush literally in my backyard, but even if y…
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Engaging Children in STEAM - Play Dough
My daughter playing with play dough What's a fun and interactive way to start introducing toddlers to #stem principals like material density and cause an…
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