Episode 08 · Toddler STEM: S + T
B Explores Science & Technology
B is two now — wings strong, questions endless. Does B want to be a scientist? An inventor? Let’s try each letter.
S · Science
PANEL 1
B sees rain on a flower.“Where does the water go?”
PANEL 2
B and Mom put a celery stalk in colored water.“It’s drinking! Like me!”
PANEL 3
Next morning, the leaves are blue.“Plants have straws inside.”
Try: colored-water celery, sink-or-float bins, magnifying glass nature walks.
Study glowNSF-funded early-science research suggests toddlers reason causally far earlier than once thought — simple predictions (‘what will happen?’) build that habit.
T · Technology
PANEL 1
B finds a toy robot with arrow buttons.“Forward, forward, turn!”
PANEL 2
The robot bumps a block.“Oops. Bug in my plan.”
PANEL 3
B tries again.“Debugging is just trying again.”
Screen-free coding toys teach sequencing. Keep any screen use co-viewed and short per AAP guidance.
- Shop on Amazon ↗Toddler magnifying glass & bug kit
Nature walks - Shop on Amazon ↗Sink or float science set
Water play - Shop on Amazon ↗Screen-free coding robot for preschoolers
Arrow-button sequencing - Shop on Amazon ↗Wooden light table / color paddles
Light and color
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