Little Scientists STEM Air Workshop, Summer Hill

Could you squash a plastic bottle without ever touching it? Or break a ruler with a single sheet of newspaper? Come along to this much-loved Air Workshop to explore why air is so much more than ‘nothing’ and dive into the fascinating pedagogical topic: metacognition in early childhood.

STEM topic: Air

In this hands on, interactive workshop, you will learn how to create rich STEM learning experiences in your service through the exciting topic of air and use it as a topic through which to teach the outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework. Activities may include:

• Use air to submerge a submarine and bring it back to the surface.
• Try to blow up a balloon with a plastic bottle and then transport the balloon inside that same bottle.
• Catch as much air as possible in a soap bubble.
• Explore the differences between hot and cold air and how you can feel and hear air.
• Test how well a round object and an angular object prevent a tea light from being extinguished.
• Try to move objects, paint, and even odours using air.
• Catch, trap and make air visible.
• Find out the fastest way to empty a full bottle of water.
• Find a way to measure the volume of the air we breathe.

Pedagogical topic: Metacognition in early childhood

This professional development workshop will give you the confidence to unlock the wonders of STEM in your service through the gateway of air. You will:

• Learn how to support children’s metacognitive development.
• Uncover how communication, reflection, and questioning enhances children’s ability to become confident life-long learners.
• Learn how early education can foster children’s metacognitive development.
• Experience the effects of different prompts and questions on the learner.
• Become equipped with tools to support children’s journey of discovery through questioning and collaborative reflection.

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