Current Course Schedule

The Youngest Scientists: Hands-On Adventures (Ages 3 - 8 Yrs)

Bring out the inner scientist in your students and yourself with this course, which includes a wide range of easy-to-do scientific experiments and activities. Using familiar, easily obtainable materials and simple hands-on exercises that illustrate scientific principles, you can learn to make science both accessible and intriguing to children of any age. Some areas covered include: using your senses and scientific tools, approaching art and cooking as science, studying living things, and additional adventures in light, physics, electricity, and coding.
  • Course Number
    TEED531N
  • Focus On
    Ages 3 - 8 Years
  • Category
    Childhood / Elementary School, Credit-bearing Courses, Early Childhood, On Campus
  • Registration Options and Cost
    $425 12.0 CTLE or 1.2 CEU
    $1,868 1.0 Credits
    $25 Materials fee

Sections

Fall 2024

  • Section 1:
    Date(s)
    December 6 and 7 | On Campus*This Course Meets at Bank Street College, 610 W 112th Street NY, NY 10025
    Day and Time
    Friday, 4:45 PM–9:30 PM ET Saturday, 9:30 AM–4:30 PM ET
    Registration Deadline
    Nov 29, 2024
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    • Lauren Mangione
      Lauren Mangione
      Lauren Mangione, EdD, is a lead STEM teacher at the Bank Street School for Children, where she engages 6th grade students in an inquiry-based, community-centered and constructivist approach to math and science. Previously she was the founding Science Teacher and Curriculum Developer at The Equity Project Charter School in New York City. She has been an adjunct faculty member at Teachers College, Queens College and Lehman College. She holds a EdD in Science Education from Teacher College, Columbia University. Her MEd in Education is from Brooklyn College, CUNY and earned her BA in Environmental Biology and Geography from Colgate University, Hamilton, NY.

This course "gave me different view of science, making it accessible to each child"

I learned how "Scientific methods can be playfully and enjoyably presented, inspiring creativity."

I took away "A lot of great resources and effective ways to structure science lessons or units."