The beach is an amazing place to teach kids about science. Here are 3 things to try this summer

By Chris Speldewinde, Research fellow, Research for Educational Impact Institute, Deakin University

Summer is a wonderful time for families to go the beach and for small children to get to know the water and the sand.

But aside from being a place to relax, my new research shows how the beach provides many ways to teach young children about science.

My ‘beach kinder’ research

I research science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning in bush kinders. These are programs where preschool children regularly go into the natural environment with their daycare centre or kinder/preschool,…

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