Simple STEAM : 50+ science, technology, engineering, art, math activities for ages 3 to 6 / by Debby Mitchell and Marnie Forestieri ; photography by Abel Gomez
1 online resource (ix, 94 pages) : color illustrations
Contents
Intro; INTRODUCTION; The Twenty-First Century Movement; How to Use This Book; Parachutes; Rain Clouds; Anemometer; Seed Investigations; Worm Habitats; Sorting Trash/Garbage; Dancing Worms; Sound Waves; Elephant Toothpaste; From Seed to Plant; Leaf Investigations; Soil Erosion; What Is a Machine?; Balance Scale;Exploring Weight; Make a Solar Oven; Build a Potato-Powered Lightbulb; Make a Sundial; Using Coding; Make a Coloring Robot; Smartphone Projector; Making a Magnetic-Powered Car; Build a Robotic Hand; Build a Balloon-Powered Train Engine; Build an Abacus
Building Using Recycled MaterialsUsing Blueprints; Pompom Tunnel Highway; Straw Rocket; Build a Zip Line; Simple Machines (Lever);Make a Launcher; Simple Machines (Wheel and Axle);Make a Wind-Powered Car; Simple Machines (Pulley);Lift and Lower; Simple Machines (Ramp/Incline);Toy Cars; Simple Machines (Screw);Using a Screwdriver; Simple Machines (Wedge);Will It Cut It?; Simple Machines;(Review) Scavenger Hunt; Darker and Lighter;Shadow Drawing; Texture;Sense of Feel; Color Mixing;Making Icing; Patterns;Making a Caterpillar; Three-Dimensional Art;Making a Tree
Watercolor ButterfliesSteady Beat;Rhythm Sticks; Dance Painting with Feet; Making Faces; Musical Jars; Making Suncatchers; Making Predictions;Sink or Float; Comparing;More or Less (Greater Than or Less Than); Sorting/Categorizing;Sounds All around Us; Roll the Cubes;Number Recognition and Physical Activity; Sorting Fun in the Supermarket; Nature Walk Adventures; Family Reporters; Pattern Adventures; How Far Will It Go?; Sequence Adventures; Measurement Hunts; The Shapes of Things
Summary
Parents are eager to help their children learn, but teaching young children complicated scientific and mathematical concepts can be intimidating. Simple STEAM helps parents realize they don't need to be engineers or scientists to support STEAM learning