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Long before children write code or build robots, they are experimenting with how things are built and how they can be repurposed through their play. (Curated Lifestyle/Unsplash)

How children’s play with everyday objects can encourage skills needed for STEM success

Asking children to explain what they are building or allowing them time to explore without interruption can deepen the STEM learning embedded in play.
Two images that are complex, layered with meaning and scientifically accurate: ‘Still Life with Flowers on a Marble Tabletop,’ 1716 oil painting by Dutch artist Rachel Ruysch, next to a visual model of an enzyme (PDB 4KO1) bound to its substrate. (Rijksmuseum/Amanda Bongers)

For both artists and scientists, slow looking allows surprising connections to surface

This process of looking and asking questions about what you are looking at is needed at all levels of science, and science students can learn through arts-inspired visual analysis.
Encourage children to think about where they are in space: if they’re looking at a map of the zoo, ask them where they are in relation to the kangaroos or lions. Shutterstock

Five things parents can do every day to help develop STEM skills from a young age

Early STEM skills are as important as early literacy skills. Parents can help their preschoolers develop STEM skills by working these simple techniques into everyday activities.
Career changers are intrinsically motivated and tend to be more committed to teaching, having changed careers later in life. Shutterstock

Want to solve our STEM skills problem? Bring in the professionals

STEM professionals who change careers to become teachers are often intrinsically motivated, and can help engage kids in STEM subjects with their real-world experience.
Research shows that when parents engage in simple science projects with their kids at home, it boosts their learning in school. (Shutterstock)

Science in the home boosts children’s academic success

From collecting bugs to using math apps, there are many ways parents can engage in STEM activities with their kids to support their learning.
Language matters in every class: English, math, history and science. Rawpixel / Shutterstock.com

The sound of inclusion: Why teachers’ words matter

In English and science alike, every student and teacher brings his or her own language patterns to class. But how can educators make sure that language bias doesn’t harm student achievement?

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