Hands on STEM

The Hands on STEM Kit is a comprehensive cross-curricular resource designed to immerse students in real-world scientific exploration through engaging, hands-on activities. With components spanning physics, biology, space science, and numeracy, this kit is perfect for introducing foundational STEM concepts to younger learners in a tangible and playful way. By combining tactile learning tools and open-ended prompts, the kit fosters curiosity, experimentation, and discovery across multiple sub...

Educational Benefits:

• Encourages curiosity through hands-on investigation.
• Develops observation and critical thinking skills.
• Supports cross-curricular learning in science, maths, and early engineering.
• Reinforces fine motor development and sensory exploration.
• Fosters early scientific language and inquiry.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use the butterfly puppet to demonstrate life cycles in a biology unit.
• Set up a magnetism station for sorting magnetic vs non-magnetic objects.
• Explore planets using the block set in a lesson on the solar system.
• Use the natural log and sticks for counting, sorting, or pattern activities.
• Integrate puzzle activities when teaching human body systems.

Specifications:

• Includes 9 resources:
• Gears Gears Gears Build & Bloom Flower (LER9214D)
• STEM Explorers Domino Dash (LER9309)
• Playing with Planets Blocks (FR478)
• Horseshoe Magnets PK6 (LER0790)
• Hand Magnifiers PK12 (NK2804)
• Wooden Australian Animals Set of 10 (QGP401)
• Human Anatomy Puzzle (QGP844)
• Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle Puppet (KAL3073)
• Natural Counting Log (YD1160)
• Suitable for children aged 18m+ (age suitability varies per item)