Little Scientists Australia is a nation-wide accelerator program for preschool teachers wanting to make STEM shine for early learners. Funded by the Australian Federal Government and supported by PwC, the Little Scientists team is helping prepare young minds by building capacity. 

“Am I actually looking at the world with open eyes? How many questions do I have about the world on a regular basis? From our perspective this is the foundation… the more curious I am as an educator, the more exciting discoveries I can make with my children”. Sibylle Seidler

After chatting with Sibylle Seidler and Heike Schneider from Little Scientists Australia, we also look at easy ways you can run science lessons for toddlers plus we revisit a grab from a past episode in which Adam Selinger from the Childrens Discovery Center discusses why modelling mistakes, failure and omissions can be a trigger for deeper learning in hands-on science lessons.

Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

About Little Scientists

Little scientists offers a professional development program in STEM for early childhood educators and teachers that work with young children aged 3-6 years. Their unique and comprehensive program provides an affordable opportunity to upskill in inquiry-based learning in STEM with a long-term impact on each child’s STEM confidence and individual educational journey. 
www.littlescientists.org.au.

Top 3 learnings
Target misconceptions from early on. Ask lots of questions!
Identify your why? The more curious you are as an educator, the more kids will follow you.
Embrace that kids at this age love science, even if you don’t use the word ‘science’ specifically. It’s all about exploring and discovery. As you try more and more experiments, your confidence will grow.

Contact Fizzics Education
Web: http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/
Phone: +612 9674 2191

STEM Teaching support resources

NEW Primary STEM teaching book! 
http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/be+amazing+book.html
>100 Free Science Experiments 
http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/Free+experiments.html
>100 Free Science Ideas and Tips
http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/Blog.html

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Little Scientists Australia is a nation-wide accelerator program for preschool teachers wanting to make STEM shine for early learners. Funded by the Australian Federal Government and supported by PwC, the Little Scientists team is helping prepare young minds by building capacity. &ldquo;Am I actually looking at the world with open eyes? How many questions do I have about the world on a regular basis? From our perspective this is the foundation&hellip; the more curious I am as an educator, the more exciting discoveries I can make with my children&rdquo;. Sibylle Seidler After chatting with Sibylle Seidler and Heike Schneider from Little Scientists Australia, we also look at easy ways you can run science lessons for toddlers plus we revisit a grab from a past episode in which Adam Selinger from the Childrens Discovery Center discusses why modelling mistakes, failure and omissions can be a trigger for deeper learning in hands-on science lessons.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from <a href="http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/">Fizzics Education</a>
About Little Scientists
Little scientists offers a professional development program in STEM for early childhood educators and teachers that work with young children aged 3-6 years. Their unique and comprehensive program provides an affordable opportunity to upskill in inquiry-based learning in STEM with a long-term impact on each child&rsquo;s STEM confidence and individual educational journey.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.littlescientists.org.au/">www.littlescientists.org.au</a>.
Top 3 learnings
<ol>
<li>Target misconceptions from early on. Ask lots of questions!</li>
<li>Identify your why? The more curious you are as an educator, the more kids will follow you.</li>
<li>Embrace that kids at this age love science, even if you don&rsquo;t use the word &lsquo;science&rsquo; specifically. It&rsquo;s all about exploring and discovery. As you try more and more experiments, your confidence will grow.</li>
</ol>
Contact Fizzics Education
<ul>
<li>Web:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/">http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/</a></li>
<li>Phone: <a href="tel://1300%20856%20828">+612 9674 2191</a></li>
</ul>
STEM Teaching support resources 
<ul>
<li>NEW Primary STEM teaching book!&nbsp; <a href="http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/be+amazing+book.html">http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/be+amazing+book.html</a></li>
<li>&gt;100 Free Science Experiments&nbsp; <a href="http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/Free+experiments.html">http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/Free+experiments.html</a></li>
<li>&gt;100 Free Science Ideas and Tips <a href="http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/Blog.html">http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/Blog.html</a></li>
</ul>
&nbsp;Know an educator who'd love this episode? Share it! If something grabbed your attention in this STEM podcast please leave your thoughts below.

For educators and teachers working to make STEM amazing... no matter whether you're teaching science in grade 1, running a high school lab or delivering science shows in a museum, this education show helps you teach science & technology the way kids want to learn. The FizzicsEd Podcast brings in educators from across Australia and around the world to talk about tips, tricks, lessons and learnings they've had whilst working with students in the classroom and beyond. Hosted by Ben Newsome, a science teacher, author and founder of the multi-award winning science outreach team at Fizzics Education.

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For educators wanting to make STEM awesome! No matter whether you're teaching science in grade 1, running a high school lab or delivering  science shows in a museum, this show helps you teach science & technology the way kids want to learn.

The FizzicsEd Podcast brings in educators from across Australia and around the world to talk about tips, tricks, lessons and learnings they've had whilst working with students in the classroom and beyond. Hosted by Ben Newsome, a science teacher, author and founder of the multi-award winning science outreach team at Fizzics Education.

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