Thursday, March 6, 2014

Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Science for Young Children


The eXtension Alliance for Better Child Care invites you to participate in the first presentation of our Child Care Webinar Series:

Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Science for Young Children

Wednesday, March 19 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT


Young children are curious, excited, interested in exploring and eager to try new things. Discover ways to encourage that sense of inquiring through hands-on science activities that are simple, inexpensive, safe, and very appropriate for afterschool and 4-H club programs.  Learn how to help young children develop problem solving, critical thinking, and communication life skills.

For the training you will need to have the following materials in front of you:

  • Small glass of soda pop or carbonated water (2-3 ounces)
  • Small glass of tap water (2-3 ounces)
  • Handful of kernels of unpopped popcorn (10-15 kernels)


In this session, you will learn:

  • Ways to encourage children's hands-on exploration
  • Simple science activities that are appropriate for preschool and school-age programs
  • Ways to help children develop problem solving and thinking skills through hands-on science

Presenter:
Our presenters are

Kendra Moyses
, an Extension Educator with Michigan State University Extension, has provided leadership on a variety of programs that center around families, children and youth. She currently works in the Preparing Michigan’s Children and Youth Institute and focuses on early childhood and life skill development.

Theresa Silm, an Extension Educator with Michigan State University Extension, has worked with children, youth and families in both 4-H and early childhood teaching life skill development, science, and programs that focus on academic success.

Carrie Shrier, an Extension Educator in the Children and Youth Institute, has worked with MSU Extension for seven years. She is currently providing programming in the area of Early Childhood Education. She has experience working with young children in many areas, as a former preschool teacher and center director and also as the mother of four young children.

Audience:
This 60-minute web conference will be presented for child care providers who work with preschool or school-age children, as well as 4-H club leaders who work with elementary children.

How to Attend the Web Conference:

  • No registration is required to attend this event. Simply log on to https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/kidcarecop  as a "guest" a few minutes before 2 p.m.
  • A certificate of attendance will be emailed to interested participants who attend the entire event live. Instructions for receiving certificates will be given at the end of the live session.
  • To learn more about our presenter, download related resources, or sign up to receive alerts for this event, visit the event page: https://learn.extension.org/events/1451
  • A recording of the web conference and additional resources will also be available on this page approximately two days after the session. 
  • To learn more about the eXtension Alliance for Better Child Care, please visit http://www.extension.org/child-care/