Little Scientists on IKIM ! Jom dengar IKIM tentang Little Scientists

Studies showed that these children learn most effectively not by hearing lectures or reading textbooks but through hands-on activities and an inquiry approach.

There's a lot of simple activities with kids that can relate science into it indirectly. Unfortunately, most of us are not a fully time mom that can concentrate and do more activities with kids. We will rely kindergarten to provide good basic and at the same time at home we can monitor and enhance our children' knowledge and skills

We in Malaysia, should be lucky as Little Scientists Program is uniquely designed to provide the positive hands on experiences by the young children. Previously I had shared on Little Scientists workshop here and here.

Some activities that can make our children learn and act as a little scientist

Mix the basic colour  - red, blue and yellow
Afham mix two different basic colour and get a new colour
At home we can use water colour, or food colouring

Floating and sinking
Alif is wondering whether the ball is floating and sinking.
Next we tried to put a small rock and the rock sink.
He repeat with some other materials
At home we can do simple activities while they have their bath! Kan budak2 suka main air?

When we do some simple science activities, the kids will start to asked "why? how? when etc " and try to repeat it again and again. In simple word the cells are started the connect. They will start to explore new things, learn creativity, and at the same time improve motor skills. One simple activity can makes more cells connecting!

From the above experiments from Little Scientists workshops, Afham learned when he red with yellow, he will orange and so on. Alif can guess which material float or sink. Believe once you start do some easy science programme, they will asked more!

On the other hands, from the two Little Scientists workshop that I attended with my kids I can conclude that my kids not only learn science indirectly but also new vocabulary, hand-eye coordination, concentration, patience, follow the instructions, help each other and also sharing! 

You can watch Little Scientist from Youtube, and perhaps giving some ideas for you to do it at home! But if at home, you do not have time to do it, you always can suggest Little Scientists to your children kindergarten. Ala sekarang tadika pun ada buat report card day, even they are happy to get you feedback on their kindergarten programme!

From the above video, we can see how the kids learn on "Water Cycle - How the rain is form". Kalau nak explain secara bercakap biasanya budak-budak kurang faham, tetapi kalau kita buat some simple activites they can learn and understand!

Little Scientists experiments have been simplified and they are age-appropriate for your preschoolers. The fun will begin and let’s ignite the children’s interest in science through our hands-on and fun science programme.  Through these age-appropriate and fun activities, the children will start to think using skills such as observation, analysis and inference.

You also can read Azidah's personal view (pengacara mingguan segmen Little Scientists di TV Al Hijrah di sini http://www.manggaonline.com.my/nurazidah-seronok-melayan-kanak-kanak-dalam-program-assalamualaikum/)

Little Scientists programme also integrated with Islamic value. Syariah advisor, Ustazah Isfadiah and the Team, have integrated Islamic Values into Little Scientists programme.

Little Scientists will be on air at IKIM fm on 9 July 2014 (Wednesday) at 6.15pm. So esok petang jangan lupa buka IKIM fm dan dengar lebih lanjut tentang Little Scientists (kalau ada kawan atau saudara yang mengajar preschool sebar-sebarkan tentang ini..mungkin akan lebih faham tentang melalui radio tentang program Little Scientist!). IKIM fm boleh didengari di seluruh negara.Frekuensi bagi Lembah Kelang 91.5FM dan selebihnya refer sini

Sambil siapkan juadah buka puasa, bolehla dengar Little Scientists di IKIM fm, jangan lupa ye esok petang!

For more information and details, kindly check the following links
Web: www.LittleScientists.com
Blog: http://littlescientistsblog.blogspot.com/
FB: www.facebook.com/theLittleScientists
Youtube: www.youtube.com/LittleScientistVideo
Online shop: http://www.littlescientists.com/shop/
Twitter : https://twitter.com/Lil_Scientists
Instagram : http://instagram.com/thelittlescientists

Jom join Little Scientists Treasure Hunt

Little Scientists will organize a treasure hunt contest by next week. No worries, you don’t have to do science experiment to get the answers…dan tak perlu bawak kereta laju2 nk kejar klu, since this is ONLINE TREASURE HUNT (senang kan?…sambil pegang phone dh boleh jawab soalan)

#LittleScientistS 

#LSTreasureHunt 

#TogetherWeDoBetter 

#FunScience

The steps

Follow http://littlescientistsblog.blogspot.com/

Daily questions will be posted from Monday to Friday (12 – 16 May 2014) on www.facebook.com/theLittleScientists

Collect and answer all questions

Send all the complete answers together with name and contact number to marketing2@littlescientists.com by Friday (16 May 2014)

Pstt...all answers can be found in

www.LittleScientists.com

http://littlescientistsblog.blogspot.com/

www.facebook.com/theLittleScientists

www.youtube.com/LittleScientistVideo

https://twitter.com/Lil_Scientists

http://instagram.com/thelittlescientists

Mystery gift awaits for the winner!

Will keep you updated by next week! All the best

Hands-on and fun experiment with Little Scientist

Back to my time, science was introduced during Form One. While during primary school, we were taught with ADM (Alam dan Manusia) which exposure of science, human, plant, animal dan etc (couldn’t remembered exactly but not mistaken ADM also have exposure about ASEAN)

Nowadays, science introduced at primary school. How about kindergarten? Have you ever heard or read Little Scientists Programme for kindergartens?

As early as 3 years old, our little ones will be exposed to hands-on and fun science via Little Scientists Programme. The Little Scientist is a unique programme with 12 years experience has been adopted by 450 kindergartens (eg Brainy Bunch, Dzul Iman) with thousands of children benefiting from it. Little Scientist mission is to inspire every child to love science.

For those that had sent your kids to kindergartens I recommend you to check on your kids’ syllabus. Bukan ape ye..esp nowadays tak macam zaman hantartadika kemas, skrg most likely hantar tadika swasta, bayar dah tentu2 la RM100 dan ke atas sebulan, kan sayang dan rugi kalau bayar mahal2 tapi xde sikit pun didedahkan dengan sains. If your kid kindergarten does not have science exposure, perhaps you can start recommend Little Scientist to the teachers. (Yay, I don't have to worry since kindy Afham mmg ada expose to science. haritu dia bawak balik projek taugeh siap selawat2 kat taugeh tu)

Little Scientist founded by Ms Ho The Eng, a mother of two.  She quit her job as an engineer to start the Little Scientist.

Ms Ho shared her stories. Ms Ho was awarded the Creative Young Entrepreneur Award (Top 10 by Junior Chamber International Malaysia)

Little Scientist provide centralized training for all teachers so they understand the Little Scientists curriculum. This training also focuses on sharing creative ideas, better teaching methods, videos and helping teachers to remove any teaching barriers. Integrated Islamic value also added to their lesson.

Plus point, they do offers teaching aids, posters, flash cards and students kits which will make easier for teachers to teach science.  In a sum, everything prepared!

Teacher Experiement Set. Picture source here

Little Scientist system

Let me share Parenting Workshop conducted by Little Scientist that I attend with Afham and Alif. We learn science through playing technique, which is hands-on and fun!

Since we managed to arrive before the workshop started, Afham and Alif had a chance to explore the Magnet set

Ahfam with wonder iron 

Alif busy with bumper car

Oh ya when we arrived I saw each table with 2-4 plastic container with water. Yay it means the workshop will conduct water activities (Kids love water, isn’t it?)

We have 4 activities for less than 2 hours programme

# 1 Float and Sink

We were given with the Float and Sink kit. Personally I love the kit because I am  pretty sure that this kit will ease teachers (Even tho myself  did “Simple Science in the Bathroom” – a.k.a teaching Afham and Alif about float and sink (terapung  dan tenggelam), but the items are limited to their toys. Erm bila masa nk cari macam2 barang mcm bulu, batu  tu kan?)

 

The kit..pencil, cloth peg, etc

The kids were given to test whether the items will float or sink (stone, pencil, cloth peg, 2 types of spoon, plasticine etc). Argh forgot to snap the full kit picture earlier, since fully occupied with 2 kids perhaps.

Apesal tak tenggelam nih?

Tenggelam la, ibu...

# 2 Balance a ship with 5 marbles

The kids learn how to balance the ship (Dan jugak untuk tidak berputus asa! Sbb bukan sekali buat dah berjaya tau)

You can make the marble float...whohoa..

# 3 Magic sand

Some activities with the magic sand. The kids just love it

# 4 Toddler boat

The final activity for the day. Parent help to assemble the boat before the kid start to race their boat (Wohoo Afham dan Alif balik rumah pun still main boat ni kat “kolam mini” rumah)

Overall, the Little Scientist workshop was great. The kids not only learn science indirectly but also new vocabulary, hand-eye coordination, concentration, patience, follow the instructions, help each other and also sharing! 

They even asked me when the next science activities (krik…krik…krik…bagi ibu fikir ye dulu)

For those that do home school their kids, don’t worry you can always get some of the teachings aid and also kit from their online shop here (http://www.littlescientists.com/shop/)

For more information and details, kindly check the following links 

Web: www.LittleScientists.com

Blog: http://littlescientistsblog.blogspot.com/

FB: www.facebook.com/theLittleScientists

Youtube: www.youtube.com/LittleScientistVideo

Online shop: http://www.littlescientists.com/shop/

Last but not least, group picture (For myself, first time jumpa most of the bloggers, and most of them daddy blogger dan famous!) #kitamemangblogikanbilis #blogikanbilispuntakpejanjiadaorggoogleinfojumpablogni #tetibajehastagapekes

From left : Me , Huszaini Haron (orange shirt, father of  5 including triplets sisters), Ms Ho and husband, Hanim (next to Ms Ho), Fazrol (red shirt), Firdaus (blue stripe shirt), Hafiz (grey stripe shirt)

Gigih carik link diorang dari email ! (sbb cuma dapat 2 blogger cards)

So mum and dad lets encourage our kid to love science. 

Science is fun and interesting with Little Scientist!

(Pstt : This is the second time I attended their Workshop and you can read about the first workshop here) 

Little Scientist...learning science through the Hands On & Fun way :)

Anyone love science?

When it comes to science, I always can relate it to microscope, Bunsen burner, test tube and etc. I have to admit I got C5 for Physics, perhaps all the while I asleep while my teacher busy explained Physics concepts and so on ..Pftt…(at least I know my strength in Maths & Accounts)

I received invitation from Hana of Little Scientist for 1^st Parenting Workshop with Bloggers, I just know that it will be good idea for me to encourage and giving an early exposure to science to  my kids. Haha but before went to this Little Scientist, I am not sure the kind of activities…because all the while we only had “Simple Science in the Bathroom” – a.k.a teaching them  float and sink (terapung  dan tenggelam)

I thought to bring Alif as well, but I afraid that I couldn’t handle two kids at the same time. Tried to asked husband to join as well, but he said he willing to take care Alif. So ended up Alif not joining (perhaps there will be next time).  Both of us the last one to arrive, since there was some misunderstanding the direction between me and husband .

So when we arrived, they already started first activity. Oh ya we receive a box of Little Scientist kit for the activities.

Little Scientist Kit

# 1 Activity – Red, Blue, and Yellow

This is simple but yet fun for the kids (hmm I still wonder why all the while this never come across to my mind to try it..pdhal ada la jugak guna water colour kat rumah)

They learned how to mix

red + yellow = orange,

blue + red = purple and

yellow + blue = green

So they get a chance to use test tube and after that combine two pieces of transparent papers that have the same effect as well

# 2 – Japanese ball

Inside the kit box, there is a flattened paper ball with a small hole. Ms Ho asked us how to make the flattened ball into a round ball..(hmm of course some of us just throw some ideas which none of it correct )

Can a ball inflate when we hit it? It can! When you hit the ball, you are allowing the air from atmosphere to be sucked inside the ball. This is something called the Bernoulli’s principle.

Haha I thinks parent is the most excited one when comes to this activity

Get ready..

After hitting the ball...see the final outcome

# 3 – Air Bag

We are given with one giant Air-bags 8ft long! Again at first we were asked to to blow it 20 times..Pfttt..semput mak

#tiuptiupsampaisemput...20 kali tiup penat weyh

Can we filled in the bag with one blow? The answer is yes, with some little technique we simply can fill in the air inside the air bag. This is the power of air.

 

Can you imagine with one blow can fill up this giant bag?...Lepas tau rasa magiknya

Giant Air-Bag teaches the fundamentals of Bernoulli’s Principal, which explains all about air pressure and the way air moves and acts.

Ms Ho also touched on Islamic Science (cthnya kita tahun Tuhan (Allah) itu ada, tapi tak nampak dengan mata..sama juga seperti udara yg kita tahu ada tapi tak nampak…) see just a simple thing which sometimes we tend to ignore.

In between of the activities, there was some slides presentation about Little Scientist.

Little Scientist founded by Ms Ho with a vision “To inspire Every Child to Love Science”.

Since 2002, the programme has been adopted by hundreds of kindergartens with thousands of children benefiting from it (To date about 450 kindergartens and still counting used their programme eg Brainybunch, Dzul Iman)

Last but not least, group picture (#iisexcited-sbb-ada-blogger-glamer-tau-youalls). Mcm Ayuni kita saling2 baca blog...baru ni first time jumpa

From left : Mior, Ben Ashaari, Mr Cheng, Ms Ho, Ayuni, myself and bringingupmummy (urmm forgot to ask her name)

Overall, it was really fun…Little Scientist bring some fun to science (In fact sometimes never though simple things are related to science!)

For more information

https://www.facebook.com/TheLittleScientists

http://www.littlescientists.com/shop

http://littlescientistsblog.blogspot.com/
http://youtube.com/user/littlescientistvideo