This seminar covered an undergraduate experience in children's science, mathematics, and technology. It discussed ways to nurture holistic thinking in children using case studies and presented big learning points about planning essays, referencing, rigor, recency and rarity. Participants learned a spelling trick for number names and discussed important elements of math programs and how children learn mathematics.

1. ECE213 Children’s Science, Mathematics &
Technology
Seminar 2 21 March 2012
Dr Yeap Ban Har www.i-teach-k.blogspot.com
Agenda for Seminar
 An Undergraduate Experience
 What
 Thinking
 How
 Nurture
 Holistic
 Reflection

2. Note-Taking

3. Nurturing, Thinking, Holistic
Thinking
Ways of Nurturing Case Study
Holistic Approach
Big Learning Points

4. Planning to Write Essays

6. Referencing
Rigour
Recent
Rare

8. Case Study 3
We learned a trick we can use to help
children spell number names.
We discussed what are important
components of a mathematics
programme. We also discuss how
children learn mathematics.

9. Case Study 4 & 5 - Video
Take any two digits e.g. 3 and 6
63 – 36 = 27
= 7
It is possible to guess what the
final answer is just by looking at
the last digit of the answer.