STEM Junior (Ages 5-8) (6 sessions)

Duration – 6 weeks  UK batch starts on 6th Jan 2021  Class size: 6  Class topics:

1. Paper Helicopters – Make a paper helicopter, learn about the forces of gravity and lift, and how a helicopter works.
2. Balloon Car – Build a car that is powered by air and learn Newton’s law of motion.
3. DNA extraction – perform an experiment to understand the extraction of DNA and learn more about DNA.
4. Make a bulb light up, a fan rotate, and learn about electricity.
5. Complete circuits and learn about conductivity.
6. Art Bot : Build a mini Robot that doodles as it moves.

Additional topics (covered if time permits or additional classes)

• Mini greenhouse – growing plants in a bag. Build a basic greenhouse with things that you find at home and learn about the germination of seeds and green house effect.
• Spitting bottle – an experiment to understand air pressure and gravity.
• Build a catapult – Make a catapult to understand forces and energies.
• Magnetic levitation – an experiment to understand the forces acting on an iron nail and learn the basics of magnetism.

Supply list: A £10/ $10 electronics kits from Amazon and a few basic stationery items. A detailed list will be shared upon registration.  Instructors Profiles: Kadija, is an Information Technology Engineer and certified STEM Educator in Teaching Primary Science. She has been teaching Science & Technology through hands on activities for the past 3 years. The course is STEM accredited.  Amina, an electronics engineer turned educator, has been working in the field of STEM education for the past three years. She is a certified STEM activity designer and STEM curriculum planner.