Investigating Ramps and Pathways With Young Children (Ages 3–8)
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Children are intrigued by moving objects, even more so when they can engineer the movement. This volume in the STEM for Our Youngest Learners Series uses ramps and pathways as a context to provide children ages 3–8 opportunities to engage in STEM every day. Ramps and Pathways is a meaningful and fun way for children to develop engineering habits of mind as they explore concepts in force and motion, properties of objects, and how those properties affect their movement. In the process, children de
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This hands-on guide transforms everyday materials into powerful STEM learning tools for early childhood education, using ramps and pathways as the foundation for exploring physics concepts like force, motion, and object properties. The book provides practical, developmentally appropriate activities that let children ages 3-8 engineer movement themselves, tapping directly into their natural curiosity about how things work and why objects move the way they do.
What sets this resource apart is its focus on cultivating engineering habits of mind through accessible, play-based investigations that require minimal specialized equipment. Early childhood educators and parents will appreciate how it frames complex STEM principles within children's everyday experiences, making abstract concepts tangible through hands-on experimentation. The approach not only builds foundational physics knowledge but also develops critical thinking and problem-solving skills that extend far beyond the classroom.
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