STEM Chemical Reactions Workshop, Hunter Region NSW
Event description
In Chemical Reactions, you’ll learn how to recognise chemistry in children’s everyday experiences and to create age-appropriate learning opportunities around chemical reactions in your service.
In this hands on, interactive workshop, you will:
- Use detective science skills to solve the mysteries of unidentified white substances.
- Handle ‘dangerous materials’ and aerate chocolate!
- Make a mess creating carbon dioxide with various substances.
- Explore the properties of carbon dioxide in fizzy water and experiment with dancing grapes and blueberries.
- Play with purple cabbage juice as a universal indicator and make noodles go from purple to blue or pink.
- Make a baking soda rocket and find out why baking soda volcanoes aren’t as educational as you might think.
This seven hour professional development workshop will teach you the foundations in inquiry-based and co-constructed learning and give you the confidence to unlock the wonders of STEM in your service through the gateway of chemical reactions.
STEM Learning Outcomes
This STEM workshop will provide you with the following learning outcomes through the specific lens of chemical reactions:
- Understand the important role of inquiry-based learning and co-construction in early education.
- Uncover how early education can foster children’s metacognitive development.
- Learn how communication, reflection, and questioning can enhance children’s ability to think about their own learning.
- Exchange ideas and experiences with other like-minded educators and reflect on your current practice.
- Receive comprehensive topic-specific materials with educational STEM ideas and information about inquiry-based practices.
- Use STEM to support children’s literacy and extend their vocabulary by modelling scientific language and engaging in sustained communication with children about their ideas and experiences.
- Learn how embodied experiences relate to language development and enhance learning.
- The confidence to tap into, guide, and focus children’s natural interests and abilities.
- The confidence to pass on your new knowledge and skills to your colleagues and to become a STEM champion in your service.
“I really loved the Little Scientists workshop. I’m excited to take the STEM ideas into the service I work in.”
Kelly Semmens via Facebook
Practical info about this workshop:
WHO: This workshop is suitable for all educators and teachers — no prior STEM knowledge required.
COST: $215 per participant. Ticket includes morning and afternoon tea. Please BYO lunch.
FACILITATOR: Chloe and Lauren, Little Scientists Local Network Partner Trainers.
BRING: Morning tea will be provided. You can bring your own lunch or purchase food from an onsite restaurant. Please bring something to write notes with and wear comfortable clothing suitable for hands-on activities and experiments.
PARKING: Parking is available within the vicinity of the venue.
GOOD TO KNOW: This workshop provides you with a variety of tools and educational concepts to meet a range of requirements of the NQF and EYLF.
Questions? Email us at workshops@littlescientists.org.au
