How to Build Your Child's Interest in STEM

STEM; 5 Ways to SparkYour Child’s Interest

2023-12-31T19:55:02+00:00

By Rody

The world we live in now is more technologically advanced than ever and building a child’s interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) has to be done from a young age so they become familiar with growing trends, and are able to go into the world ready to compete with their peers. Even when they do not work in the science and technology field, they still have to employ these tools in whatever field they find themselves, building these interests from a young age can help put the child at a leverage and an advantage in understanding upcoming tools.

Building the child’s interest in STEM can help in the following ways:

Make them vast in various topics
Put them at an advantage
Build them into problem solvers
Help them understand complex topics easily
Nurture their curiosity

Here are 5 simple ways to encourage your child’s interest in STEM:

Chemistry in the Kitchen: Use your kitchen as a place of experiment, show your child what happens when you mix baking soda with vinegar, how gadgets work and let them appreciate the dynamic from this young age.
DIY Gum paste: These gummies can be used to form body parts and understand how they work. Get your child to work on these by watching videos that use these gum paste to demonstrate what each body part is and how they can be operated on.
Explore nature: Take the child through the park and explain the concept of Photosynthesis, respiration, ecology — human interaction with the environment. Explain these concepts in fun ways to build up your child’s interest.
Enroll them in Kids-Code class: There are lots of classes now that simplify coding for kids, and also have coding camps where they teach kids STEM related topics in fun ways.
Simplify STEM with stories: Use stories to talk about STEM topics in engaging, exciting and fun ways. For example: Telling them how blowing air shows how gas diffuses into a vessel and how it can also be released.

Conclusion

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) is the future, and a necessity for every person to learn and be aware of because it affects us, and involves everything we use in our daily lives. Building a child’s interest in STEM using simple and creative ways will put them at a leverage, and advantaged position to be problem solvers.