STEM human body workshop

We may look quite different on the outside, but underneath our skin, our organs, muscles and bones are working in very similar ways. In this hands-on, interactive workshop, you will learn to see the human body through the eyes of a child by investigating your sense of smell, breath, and many other exciting functions of the human body.

The human body provides a captivating topic through which to explore the pedagogical subject of scientific models in early childhood. By attending this workshop, you will learn about the benefits of using and making scientific models in an early childhood setting and understand why and how to evaluate models with children.

By the end of this workshop, you will know how to support children with their questions about the human body and feel confident about playfully including scientific models into your practice.

STEM topic: Human Body

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

• Investigate what is inside our bodies and create your own personal body map.

• Build a functional model showing how lungs expand and collapse with each breath.

• Examine the function of skeletons, bones, and vertebrae and the skeletal muscle holding everything together.

• Compare and analyse fingerprints and see how unique they really are.

• Create a conceptual model of the digestive system.

• Analyse the features of the human body and how we are all different yet the same.

• Compare your breath when singing and see how long you can hold a tone.

• Explore your sense of taste and discover the individual areas in your mouth specific to each taste (e.g. bitter, salty, and sweet).

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