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Port Discovery Children’s Museum

Port Discovery Children’s Museum. Sarah Zimmerman STEM and Education Specialist szimmerman@ portdiscovery.org. www.portdiscovery.org. Our Mission. To connect purposeful play with learning. Port Discovery’s approach to STEM with Early Learners. Three Goals I like STEM I can do STEM

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Port Discovery Children’s Museum

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  1. Port Discovery Children’s Museum Sarah Zimmerman STEM and Education Specialist szimmerman@ portdiscovery.org www.portdiscovery.org

  2. Our Mission To connect purposeful play with learning

  3. Port Discovery’s approach to STEM with Early Learners Three Goals • I like STEM • I can do STEM • STEM is FUN!

  4. Why Early STEM Learning is Important • Exposure- give early learners a head start for later in school • Positive experiences- young children become excited about learning more STEM in the future.

  5. Science as Inquiry “Children need to practice the process skills of science so that they learn to ask questions about the world and then study the world in special ways to find answers, just like scientists do.” www.mothergooseprograms.org The Vermont Center for the Book

  6. Nano at Port Discovery

  7. How does Port Discovery make Nanoscience accessible for Early Learners? • Providing multiple entry points to the exhibit • Facilitated activities within the exhibit • Methods of engagement in nanoseries program, “Nanoscience Exposed” • Books • Theater • Crafts • Adaptation of experiments

  8. Providing Multiple Entry Points Learning about size, seriation, measurement, and tools

  9. Facilitated Activities within the Exhibit Exploration Station Pop Up Science

  10. Port Discovery’s “Nanoscience Exposed” Series Program • Developed originally for a parent-child five session series • Program based on the book “Alice in Nanoland” by Horton and Long • Outlines the “rules” of nanoland • Became after school, summer camp, and “Museum on the RoadTM” program

  11. Using Books

  12. Using Theater

  13. Using Crafts

  14. Adaptations Made for Judy Center In all previous models of Port Discovery’s nano series program, the target age range included 1st through 5th grades. Baltimore County’s Judy Center asked if we could provide programming for their Science Summer Camp for children entering Kindergarten. Very few modifications were made to the program for these youngest students They participated in all of the experiments and activities including extracting strawberry DNA All of the basic concepts were taught Vocabulary, depth of explanation, and length of discussions were modified for this age range (average 5 years old)

  15. Steps for modifying an experiment for Early Learners 1. Choose an experiment that might be designed for higher level learners. 2. Evaluate if they will physically be capable of performing the experiment (do they have the fine motor skills) 3. Determine what you want them to get out the experiment. (What content to you want them to learn?) 4. Think, how can you explain this concept in the most basic way? (remember, the goal isn’t to have them remember facts, but to get them excited.) 5. Remember the goals: Am I exposing them to concepts they will be learning later? Will this activity provide the students with a positive experience of STEM learning?

  16. Feedback

  17. Evaluation Small BIG Student Test Results:

  18. REMEMBER! I like STEM I can do STEM STEM is FUN!

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