Early Childhood Tinkering Learning Centre

Early Child hood

Learning

Tinkering Centre

When you set up an early childhood learning centre, provide room for children to tinker with a wide range of materials and tools to encourage both construction and deconstruction. Some of the basic materials may include cardboard, boxes, cork boards and Styrofoam. Tools may include hammers, screw drivers, spanners and pliers. In addition, one can include small containers of nails, screws, nut and bolts, pegs and golf tees. It is also useful to have pull-a-part table to encourage deconstruction. This could include objects such as door handles, old clocks, old toys, old iron, old computer, CD player or old radio to see how they work. Any electrical device should have its cord removed for safety reasons. You may wish to check out for more ideas on creating learning centres around recycling, weather, the Moon, African savannah and frozen land by referring the PriSci PinUp on Early Childhood Science Learning Centres. Christine Howitt

About the Author

Dr Christine Howitt is the Associate Professor in Science Education, SF HEA and also the Deputy Head of School (Research) in the Graduate School of

Education, University of Western Australia.

STAWA publications

Year 11 and 12 ATAR Resources: The STAWA Exploring Chemistry, Physics and Human Biology series support the Western Australian

Curriculum ATAR Courses. The Year 12 publications Exploring Human Biology Stage 3 and Revising Physics: A Study Guide with Investigations are also available.

Human Biology General Course Resources: The STAWA Exploring Human Biology Stage 1 and Stage 2 resources are available and together cover both the Year 11 and the Year 12 General Course.

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