Throughout October on Eco Chat we’ve been talking about how we can foster a love, respect, and curiosity of the natural world in our children, and today we’re going to take it one step further.
I’m joined by Sarah Rouche of Red Cat Science to hear how we, as parents and educators, can best ignite a love of science in children.
In this episode we’ll cover:
Why it’s important to foster a love and capability of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) in our kids; What are the biggest barriers to getting kids to continue learning, and choosing subjects in this area; Some simple steps we can take to engage our kids in maths and sciences.What has this got to do with sustainability you ask?
Well as environmental issues of the world become more and more complex, we’ll need more smart and savvy scientists to solve them and to come up with the solutions. Our kids might be within this next generation of scientists and engineers!!!
But it’s not just in sustainability, current studies have shown that at least 75% of future jobs will require science, technology, engineering, and maths skills, yet only 17% of university students are studying these subjects.
It’s time to close the gap and Sarah has some great tips to help us get started in this area so we can best nurture the budding scientist within our kids….
Let’s dive in!
