Ep. #35 Making Science Fun For Kids w/ Dr Stephanie Ryan

Underground Antics with Shane Pokroy

Dr. Stephanie Ryan, Ph.D. is a chemist, a boy mom, and a social media influencer who enjoys using her background to create superior educational products and content. Although an academic at heart, Dr. Stephanie is passionate about learning through play. She can be found helping young kids explore the fascinating world around them. Over the years, Dr. Stephanie has taught science to all age groups, both in and out of the classroom, helping toddlers learn about their world and college students define theirs. She is an active member of the chemistry education community and is currently a committee member of the International Activities Committee for the Division of Chemical Education.

In this episode, Stephanie and I discuss why teaching kids about science is so important, and how parents and teachers can make it fun and exciting. Science and mathematics are two of the most important subjects for kids to learn as it equips them with a curiosity for understanding and exploring the world, and teaches a methodology for critical thinking - an essential life skill. Unlike the traditional textbook-based rote-learning studies, Stephanie suggests using a more interactive and practical way of teaching. Doing science experiments with your children, and allowing them to ask questions and explore how and why things work the way they do can encourage a passion for discovery and a willingness to learn. So much of our everyday activities involve some aspect of science and can be used to demonstrate the fun-side of science. Whether it's cooking, building, gaming, or cleaning, there is always a place to include and teach children.

Follow Stephanie’s social media accounts, @LetsLearnAboutScience, to see some of her amazing easy-to-do at home science experiments.

Get a copy of Stephanie’s book Let’s Learn About Chemistry today to discover the amazing world of chemistry for kids: http://www.letslearnaboutscience.com/

To learn more about Stephanie’s educational products, visit www.ryaneducationconsulting.com/

Ryan Education Consulting delivers research-based educational products for both the K-16 and corporate settings. Ryan Education Consulting utilizes learning theory and content expertise to develop content that will stick with people (students or employees) and/or truly assess what they understand.

More of Stephanie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letslearnaboutscience/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sacr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/letslearnsci

More of Shane: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-pokroy/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/shanepokroy/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/UndergroundAnticsPodcast/

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