Ukufunda kwe-STEM kungase kuzwakale njengohlobo oluthile lwemfashini ngenxa nje yokuthi isifinyezo sisisha, kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi izingane zisebenza kanzima ukuze zithole lezi zifundo (isayensi, ubuchwepheshe, ubunjiniyela nezibalo) ziheha. Eqinisweni, ukuthambekela okungokwemvelo ekutholweni kwesayensi kubonakala kusukela ziseyizinsana njengoba indlela yesayensi—kungaba isifundo ngembangela-nomphumela noma ukuhlola nephutha—kuyinqubo abantwana abajwayelana ngayo nomhlaba wabo omusha. Futhi ngosizo oluncane, le ntshisekelo yokuthi izinto zisebenza kanjani ingaqhubeka kahle eminyakeni yobusha. Sethula amakhithi esayensi angu-20 ezingane azovusa ilukuluku lazo futhi anike amandla isizukulwane esilandelayo sabasunguli.
I-Amazon1. Isethi Yezinsiza Zokufunda Ilebhu Yokufunda
Izingane zasenkulisa zizomangazwa yizo zonke izivivinyo ezingu-10 ezilungele izingane ezifakwe naleli sethi yezingcezu ezingu-22 zemishini yaselabhu. Imisebenzi ephephile nejabulisayo incike ezintweni zasendlini ezijwayelekile kanye nezithako ezitholakala kalula njengamabhere e-gummy (isihloko nje uma kwenzeka ungahlali unesikhwama sikaswidi esandleni). Okuhle kunakho konke, ukuhlola kuhlanganisa inhlobonhlobo yezinto ezibonakalayo—ukuhlola imiqondo efana ne-osmosis, isenzo se-capillary, ukushuba kwendawo kanye nokusabela kwamakhemikhali—ngendlela efinyeleleka kokubili nejabulisayo ezinganeni ezincane.
I-Amazon2. Funda futhi Ugibele Ikhithi Yesayensi Yezingane
Incwadi yezivivinyo ezingu-65 eza nalesi sethi yesayensi inenani elikhulu lemfundo kanye nesikhalo esanele sezingane ukuze kugcinwe uhla olubanzi lweminyaka yososayensi abasafufusa behileleka (kusukela eminyakeni emi-4 nangaphezulu). Zonke izinto ezidingekayo zifakiwe futhi azikho izinto ezingacacile ezidingekayo, nakuba uhambo lokuya esitolo lungase ludingeke ukuze kuqedelwe eminye yemisebenzi. Ithiphu yochwepheshe: Yenza izivivinyo ngokulandelana kwezinombolo futhi usebenzise i-DVD yokufundisa ukusiza abafundi ababonakalayo ngophenyo lwabo.
I-Amazon3. Ikhithi Yesayensi Yomhlaba Kazwelonke
Ukuhlolwa kwesishingishane samanzi, ukuqhuma kwentaba-mlilo, amakristalu akhula ngokushesha kanye nokumbiwa kwezindawo—le kit yesayensi ye-National Geographic ihlanganisa zonke izisekelo. Imisebenzi kulula ukuyenza (ama-cheers amathathu ukuze uthole imiyalelo elula necacile) futhi yakhelwe ukukhulisa i-wow-factor. Ibhonasi eyengeziwe? Umhlahlandlela wokufunda oza nekhithi uqinisekisa ukuthi ososayensi abasebasha abaneminyaka engu-8 kuya phezulu bobabili bayajabuliswa futhi ifundiswe ucwaningo ngalunye kweziyi-15.
I-Amazon4. Ikhithi Yesayensi Yesimo Sezulu ye-4M
Ucwaningo lwesimo sezulu luyisifundo esithakazelisayo esivame ukunganakwa kukharikhulamu yesayensi yendabuko—ngakho kunethuba elihle lokuthi uzofunda okuningi njengengane yakho ngemva kokwenza lezi zivivinyo ndawonye. Izazi zezulu ezisencane (kusukela eminyakeni eyi-8 nangaphezulu) zizothola ukuqonda kwezimo zansuku zonke, ukusuka emoyeni kuye ekumbanini, ngemisebenzi ethokozisayo ehlola ugesi ongashintshi, amaza komoya nokunye. Okuwukuphela kwento ebanjiwe ukuthi le kit ifaneleka kakhulu izingane ezindala futhi kufanele isetshenziswe ngokugadwa kwabantu abadala, njengoba utshwala buphakathi kwezithako ezimbalwa ezifakiwe.
I-Amazon5. Ukudala Kwezingane Glow ‘n Grow Terrararium
Abathandi bemvelo abaneminyaka engu-6 nangaphezulu bangafunda ngesayensi yezitshalo nebhayoloji ngale khithi yesayensi epholile evumela izingane ukuthi zikhulise i-ecosystem yazo phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa. Kujabulisa ngokwanele ukubuka indawo yokuhlala okuzenzela iphila phambi kwamehlo omuntu, kodwa okumnandi ekhekheni ukuthi ingane yakho ingakwazi ubuciko ngezitikha ezikhanyayo-ebumnyameni ukuze inikeze i-terrarium ubuciko obungeziwe. Qaphela: Ingadi yomlingo izodinga ukuniselwa nsuku zonke, okuyindawo ekahle ongaqala ngayo ngaphambi kokuba ugede bese untwasahlobo kulowo mdlwane ingane yakho ebiwuncenga.
I-Amazon6. I-2Pepers Electric Motor Robotic Science Kits Yezingane
Izingane ezineminyaka engu-8 nangaphezulu zingenza irobhothi lazo elinekhithi ye-STEM ethuthukisa ubuchopho eqinisekile ukuthi izokhuthaza futhi ikhuthaze isizukulwane esilandelayo songqondongqondo bonjiniyela. Ososayensi abasebasha bafaka eyabo injini kagesi kulo msebenzi wokwakha—futhi yonke le nqubo idlala njengokuphahlazeka komshini. Izingane zizojabulela ukubona imiklamo yazo zihamba futhi imiyalelo yesinyathelo ngesinyathelo icacile, ngakho isayensi iwukuzijabulisa okungenakucindezeleka kwawo wonke umuntu. (Ngamanye amazwi, abazali akudingeki besabe ukuhlola i-STEM phambi kwezingane zabo.)
I-Amazon7. Ikhithi Yesayensi Yokuthola I-Extreme Chemistry STEM
I-STEM-ulate (uxolo, angikwazanga ukumelana) nengane yakho enekhithi yesayensi ehlanganisa zonke izinhlobo zemisebenzi yokuzijabulisa, kusukela kuzikelemu ezincane usosayensi wakho uzenza ekuhlolweni kwequmbi lokunambitha okujabulisayo. Izingane zesikole zeBanga kanye ne-tween zizothola ukukhahlela kuzo zonke izivivinyo ezihambisana neminyaka engama-20, zezemfundo-futhi, okuhle kunakho konke, imisebenzi ilula futhi iphephile ngokwanele ukuze ufunde ngokuzimela. Inconyelwe ubudala obungu-8 nangaphezulu.
I-Amazon8. Ubuciko Bezingane Dala nge-Clay Dino Building Set
Ngisho nezingane ezithambekele kakhulu ekwenzeni ubuciko zingangena esenzweni se-STEM ngale kit yobumba yokumodela, ekhuthaza ubuciko nokudlala okuvulekile eduze kwemfundo yesayensi. Izingane ezineminyaka engu-5 nangaphezulu zizothanda inselele esebenzayo yokubumba idayinaso eliyingqayizivele—umsebenzi othembisa ukuvusa isithakazelo kunqwaba yamaqiniso e-dinosaur ahambisana nezinto ezijabulisayo, ezinobuciko kule khithi yesayensi ezuze umklomelo.
I-Amazon9. I-Snap Circuits 3D M.E.G. Electronics Discovery Kit
Ngenisa izingane ezineminyaka engu-8 nangaphezulu ukuya kokujikeleza nogesi ngekhithi yesayensi ewine indondo yeNyuvesi yasePurdue ecija ukucabanga okujulile namakhono amahle emoto ngamaphrojekthi angaphezu kuka-160 ahlukene wobunjiniyela nokuklama. Inqubo yokumisa imojuli ngayinye ye-3D iwukujima kwengqondo okuqinisekisiwe—ngenhlanhla, imiyalelo eqondile iqinisekisa impumelelo, ngakho izingane ziyazuza emfundweni yesayensi kanye nomuzwa owumphumela wokufeza okuthile ukuze ziqale.
I-Amazon10. Ikhithi Yokuhlola Isayensi ye-Thames ne-Kosmos Nanotechnology
Le kit ebandakanyayo ifundisa intsha mayelana nohlangothi lwesayensi engakwazi ukuyibona: ama-nanoparticles. Ithegi yale sethi ingumqansa, kodwa inzuzo—isipiliyoni sokusebenzisana nezakhiwo ezincane ezingemuva kwempumelelo enkulu yesayensi—ifaneleka kakhulu. Imfundo itholakala ngosizo lwamamodeli amakhulu kanye nama-nanomaterial wangempela wokufunda okusekelwe ekudlaleni okuguqula umhlaba ongaqondakali wama-athomu ube into ebambekayo...futhi ejabulisayo. Inconyelwe ubudala obungu-15 nangaphezulu.
I-Amazon11. I-Klutz Lego Chain Reactions Science and Building Kit
Ingane yakho ikhuluma kabi nge-Legos, kodwa waziwa ngokuqalekisa leli thoyizi lakudala izikhathi ngezikhathi—linonya ematheni ezinyawo...futhi uboshwe kanjani ngempela ekwakheni lowomkhumbi-mkhathi oyinkimbinkimbi we-Star Wars ngenkathi ingane yakho ihlezi lapho futhi ibukele ngokuphelelwa isineke okubonakalayo? Thina ngokuphelele yithole. Kodwa kusafanele ucabangele leli thoyizi eliwina umklomelo le-STEM lezingane ezineminyaka engu-8 kuya phezulu elikhuthaza ukuhlola kwesayensi, ikakhulukazi ukutadisha imbangela nomphumela. Izakhiwo eziyi-10 ziza nendlela yokuqondisa futhi ziyahlukahluka kuleveli yobunzima, zinikeza inselele esekelwe kumakhono, ehambisana neminyaka. Okuhle kunakho konke, umsebenzi ngamunye wobunjiniyela be-Lego ukhiqiza umshini osebenza ngokugcwele. Kucocekile.
I-Amazon12. I-Europa Kids Outdoor Adventure Nature Explorer Isethi
Izingane ziyakuthanda ukungcolisa izandla zazo futhi zishise amandla ngokuhlola kwangaphandle, ngakho-ke kungani ungahlanganisi i-romp yasemuva neziyalezo zesayensi ezenziwe ngomumo? Lokhu kutholwa kwemvelo okusethelwe izingane ezineminyaka engu-3 nangaphezulu kuhlanganisa ingilazi yokukhulisa, izibonakude kanye nenqwaba yamathuluzi okubamba iziphazamisi ukuze kukhuthazwe ilukuluku lezingane kubhayoloji nesayensi yezinambuzane ngokufanayo. Ibhonasi: Kukhona nejenali lapho abahloli bamazwe abasebasha bengaqopha abakubonile nemibuzo ngemva kohambo ngalunye—isingeniso sangaphambi kwesikhathi esizuzisayo senqubo yesayensi.
I-Walmart13. Ikhithi Yokuhlola Yesayensi Yomqondo Wami Wokuqala Ovunguza Isayensi
Le kit yesayensi inemisebenzi ethokozisayo enemiphumela eshintsha umbala eqinisekile ukuthi izoheha ngisho nabafundi abancane kakhulu. (Qaphela: Isincomo somkhiqizi sithi ikhithi ilungele izingane ezineminyaka engu-6 nangaphezulu, kodwa siye sahlola lokhu kuhlolwa nengane eneminyaka engu-3 ubudala futhi sakuthola kumnandi futhi kuphephile—njengoba kunokugadwa kwabantu abadala ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi izinto zokwakha azikho. 't ingested.) Ukuhlola—okufushane futhi okumnandi—kulungele izingane ezinokunaka okulinganiselwe. Futhi, umhlahlandlela wokufunda ucace ngendlela emangalisayo, ngakho ukudlala uthisha wezesayensi kuzoba ucezu lwekhekhe.
I-Amazon14. 4M DIY Solar System Planetarium
Imfundo ye-STEAM ngezinga eliphezulu kakhulu, le planethi ye-DIY cishe izokwenza isazi sezinkanyezi esisafufusa ngengane yakho enesizungu. Izingane ezineminyaka engu-8 nangaphezulu zingakwazi ukufunda ngesistimu sonozungezilanga kuyilapho izandla zazo zimatasa ngale phrojekthi, ehlanganisa ukudweba nokuhlobisa yonke iplanethi ngamapensela, upende, nepeni elikhanyayo elimnyama. Uma i-Foam sphere ngayinye isishintshile yaba indikimba yasezulwini futhi yahlelwa endaweni yayo efanele, izingane zizolangazelela ukufunda ishadi lodonga lokufundisa eliza nekhithi kuyilapho zincoma umsebenzi wezandla zazo.
I-Walmrt15. Imibono Yezemfundo Isayensi Yekhemistry KaNancy B kanye Nokuhlolwa Kwekhishi
Uma ufuna indlela yokuvusa noma yokukhuthaza ilukuluku lentombazane yakho yesikole sebanga lesi sifundo, lokhu kungase kube ithikithi nje: Ukuhlolwa kwamakhemikhali kule kit kwenza isayensi elula ibukeke njengomlingo. Ukuzithokozisa okujabulisayo okujabulisayo nokubandakanyayo, kanye nemisebenzi engama-22 isiyonke, ingane yakho izoba nomsebenzi omningi wokuzikhandla wokuyigcina ijabulile.
I-Amazon16. I-National Geographic Mega Gemstone Dig Kit
Izazi ze-paleontologists-in-training zizoba yinhloko phezu kwalokhu kumbiwa kwetshe eliyigugu le-National Geographic, okuvumela izingane ezineminyaka engu-6 nangaphezulu ukuthi zishise, zishise futhi zibe nesando esitini esikhulu njengoba ziya ezimayini ukuze zithole umcebo. Ikhithi ihlanganisa amatshe angempela ayigugu (njengeso lengwe, i-obsidian, i-amethiste ne-quartz) futhi umsebenzi ngokwawo ujabulisa ngokwanele ukwenza u-Indiana Jones abe nomona.
I-Amazon17. Playz Kaboom! Ikhithi Yesayensi Yeziqhumane
Uma ubheke ukunikeza isipho semfundo esihamba ngokushesha, lokhu ukubheja kwakho okuhle kakhulu. Zimbalwa izinsiza zesayensi ezingaqhudelana nesasasa lalokhu kuhlola, ngoba ngayinye iphetha ngokuqhuma okuhlaba umxhwele—kodwa okuphephe ngokuphelele—. Nokho, ukubuka nje inkomba yelebhu, uzokwazi ukuthi ukufunda kusemthethweni—qiniseka nje ukuthi uhlela kusengaphambili ngoba eminye yemisebenzi idinga izinto ezengeziwe ongase ungabi nazo.
I-Amazon18. I-Thames ne-Kosmos Experimental Greenhouse Kit
Le kit yesayensi yezitshalo yeminyaka engu-5 kuya kweyi-7 izokhuthaza noma yimuphi usosayensi osafufusa ukuthi athole isithupha sakhe esiluhlaza. Umkhiqizo uhlinzeka ngazo zonke izinto ezidingekayo ukuze izingane zikhule izinhlobo ezintathu ezihlukene zezitshalo (ubhontshisi, i-cress nezimbali ze-Zinnia), kanye nemishini eyengeziwe yaselabhorethri ukuze yenze ucwaningo ngamaseli ezitshalo futhi ifunde mayelana nemibono efana ne-capillary action. Ingxenye ebanda kunazo zonke ye-greenhouse imisiwe? Isistimu yokunisela eyakhiwe ngokwezinyane. Kodwa empeleni zonke izici zalokhu kungenzeka zikhuthaze uthando lwezingadi nazo zonke izinto eziluhlaza. Inconyelwe ubudala obungu-8 nangaphezulu.
I-Walmart19. Ikhithi Yesayensi Yerokhethi Yamanzi engu-4M
Amanzi namarokhethi—ingabe sidinga ukusho okwengeziwe? Le khithi yesayensi ye-4M yezingane ezineminyaka engu-14 nangaphezulu ihlanganisa indawo yokuhlola yesayensi yakudala (okungukuthi, ibhodlela rocket) kodwa enomthelela ongalahlekelwa ukucwebezela kwayo. Uma izinkumbulo zakho zasesikoleni esiphakathi zilufifi kancane, le kit yesayensi inomhlane wakho—zonke izinto zokwakha zifakiwe, kanye nemiyalelo yesinyathelo ngesinyathelo ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi ingane yakho ngeke idumazeke ngenxa yokwehluleka- ukwethula i-debacle. Kodwa-ke, abazali kufanele bazi ukuthi lo msebenzi wesayensi uyifanele kakhulu intsha.
I-Amazon20. I-AmScope Beginners Kit Yesibonakhulu Yezingane
Ungakhohliswa ukufaneleka 'kwezingane': Lesi sibonakhulu sabaqalayo esinconyelwe iminyaka engu-8 nangaphezulu yi-AmScope iyidili langempela. Inamandla amangalisayo (40x-1000x magnification fields) futhi yakhelwe ngokucatshangelwayo ukuthi ikhululeke futhi isebenziseke kalula kososayensi abasebasha, lolu cezu lwemishini—eliza nezinto ezivumela izingane ukuba zizenzele amaslayidi—iyindlela enhle kakhulu yokukhuthaza izingane phenya futhi uphishekele imibuzo yesayensi.
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