This is an addition to a previous post about light. The other post can be found at https://libraryfun.home.blog/2023/09/09/playing-with-stem-light/
Hi Everyone! This program is called Playing with STEM. It is a STEM program for 2-5 year olds. It is primarily play, because at that age, I just want to make science, technology, engineering and math fun!
There were stations all around the room that the kids visit with their parents. Each station had a sign to give some instructions and a fun fact. Here are the light stations:
Shadow Puppets
The children used light and shadow puppets to tell stories. The shadow puppets came from Teachers Pay Teachers. I used the shapes to cut the puppets on the Silhouette machine. I also added eyes.
Dancing Flowers
To learn about how light can be used as an energy source, we bought some dancing solar flowers. The children shined flashlights to make the flowers move.
Math Lights
For math, the children did addition with light bulbs.
Laser Maze
Lasers are a special type of light. Laser Maze Jr. is a fun game to do puzzles to reflect the light to the end. This version is the best because the laser is stationary and there are walls to block the light.
https://www.thinkfun.com/products/laser-maze-jr/
Prisms
The children shined flashlights through prisms to reveal the rainbow.
Rainbows
The children learned about rainbows with coloring pages.
Sphero indi
Sphero indi are new robot cars that are programmed by driving over colored squares. The children as young as two were fascinated by the cars and the 5 year olds were able to set up the squares and program the cars.
We had a great turnout for this program!
If you have any questions or want to use some of my resources, leave a comment.
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