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INSPIRE A GENERATION - STEM Professional Development for Primary Teachers
BrainChild comes to your school and works with up to four teachers on one day to provide you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to become one of those remarkable teachers that children adore and parents admire.
The PD includes workbook, STEM lesson plan, one hour of in-class demonstration for each teacher and one hour after school group debrief. The in-class demonstration provides the unique opportunity to see the lessons and resources demonstrated with your own students in your own classroom.
The content is particularly aimed at proficient teachers and will cover the NESA standard descriptors 3.2.2 Plan and implement engaging lesson (STEM) and 4.1.2 Tailoring content for individual needs and positive interactions.
Teachers will receive:
- PD Workbook
- STEM Lesson Plan
- One hour of in-class demonstration
- One hour after school group debrief
- 1 month of phone/email support (BONUS!)
The school will also receive one year's free access to the BrainChild community of resources worth $500, which includes:
- access to all BrainChild lesson plans and activities
- 20% discount on additional Brainchild PD
- membership to the BrainChild community of teachers for further inspiration for STEM lessons and peer support
* Travel and accommodation costs may be additional for interstate and regional.
** Workbook only version also available which includes the workbook, lesson plan and bonus 1 month of phone/email support
ACE YOUR EXAMS - A straightforward method for high school students
A straightforward method that will dramatically increase your results.
Summary of content
In this two hour masterclass, you will learn, a simple but powerful technique that will enable you to dramatically boost your results and confidence. At the end of the masterclass you will come out knowing:
- When to start studying
- How to make the best use of your time
- When to stop studying knowing you will get the best marks you have ever gotten in your life!
We will go step by step through the process of preparing for exams that can be applied across any topic.
Who this short course is suitable for
This short course is suitable for any student that:
- Finds they never have enough time to prepare for exams
- Would like to get the highest marks they can
- Starts preparing for exams by revising the textbook or their notes
The masterclass is organised and held in a venue of your choosing it can be in your home, school or other quiet space. You can invite up to 20 students making the course just $49.50 per student, although we recommend between 5-10 to get more individual attention for each student.
The masterclass is run by Julian Lee who has over 20 years experience in tutoring HSC level students, has a Master of Science and received a TER of 98.85. He will work directly with each student to ensure they understand the method by the end of the masterclass.
A downloadable workbook only version of this course is also available for $29 per student.
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE - An interactive presentation for primary school students
An interactive presentation for students from Stages 1–3 on innovation and the five key skills that need to be developed.
Anything is Possible is a 50min interactive presentation that puts students firmly at the centre of an exciting future — their future.
A humorous look at past innovations and how they have dramatically shaped the world today is used to frame the future of innovation. We then look at some of the pressing challenges facing us today and what it will take to get through them.
Through a series of interactive challenges that can be done right from their seats, students will then gain direct experience of the five key skills they will need to hone to become true innovators — leadership, creativity, motivation, risk taking and confidence.
This presentation prepares and excites students to be active creators of the world they will inherit.
The presentation is tailored to suit each of the stage levels, with an increasing emphasis on what it will take to succeed in the future workplace at the higher levels.
Outcomes
- Clear knowledge of the five key skills required for innovation
- Understanding of the role of innovation in society and economics
- Re-affirm the importance of what they learn at school and their own importance in the future
Presenter
Julian has a Master of Science (Communication) degree and was Sydney Social Entrepreneur of the Year in 2010. As an educator for over 20 years, Julian enjoys applying his knowledge and experience to hands-on, play-based challenges. His programs rated 4 stars by students, stimulate and excite young learners’ interest in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM). He believes that nurturing creative problem solving skills is essential to the next generation’s ability to succeed in the coming innovation era.
Requirements
- A hall or lecture style room where students can be seated facing the presenter for up to 200 students.
- Vocal amplification
- Ability to display images supplied on USB (power point style)
Cost: BrainChild can be booked for up to three presentations in one day. The cost per student is based on a maximum of 200 students per presentation:
- $1,100 for one presentation = $5.50 per student
- $1,900 for two presentations = $4.75 per student
- $2,500 for three presentations = $4.17 per student
CRACK THE CODE - An exciting event for large groups
Special Agent Needed to Save the Day!
Special Agent, you have been called in to your local shopping mall to help recover treasure that criminal mastermind “Vlad Binchi” has locked in a safe.
To unlock the safe, you will need to solve a series of puzzles each more challenging than the next to reveal a piece of the code. Put all the pieces of the code together in the correct sequence, enter it into the control panel and you just might save the day!
If you do, you will be rewarded!
This is a holiday activity for shopping malls or other organisations that would like to attract and entertain up to 100 children and their families per hour.
Age range
This event caters to students in Years 1-6 and is divided into three age streams.
Hours
9:30 – 1:00pm
Number of children
336 : Based on 16 children starting every 10mins.
Each child participates at their own pace for approximately 15-30mins
Cost
$1500 (ex GST)
$4.46 per child
Space requirements
Room to place eight trestle tables in sets of two tables length ways and a welcome point desk.
Legals
BrainChild Academy holds $20m in public liability insurance and all presenters have current Working with Children and Asthma and Anaphylaxis certificates
Promotional Opportunities:
There are several optional promotional opportunities that can be linked to this activity to increase the publicity for the Centre.
- Direct communications via email from registered bookings
- Creation of a co-hosted facebook event page to generate interest and ensure bookings are filled.
- Day prizes based on best photo put on facebook and using the Centre and BrainChild’s handles. The day prize can be sponsored by a tenant (for example Kidstuff) and therefore provide an additional and specific promotional opportunity for a tenant.
- Completion prize (for when the children successfully decode the bomb) could be sponsored by a tenant (Kidstuff?) which could take the form of a discount for spending at the shop.
- One of the challenge activities in the escape room activity could incorporate visiting a tenant or using the tenant’s company name in the puzzle providing further exposure.
- If the centre has an app, then we can drive traffic towards the app by having children enter the code into the app, which then reveals the prize (depending on the features of the app, you may be able to randomise the prize and/or offer different prizes. This option also allows us to bump up promotion pre-event.
INSPIRE A GENERATION - STEM Incursions for Schools and OSH
BrainChild comes to your school or OSH and runs hands-one STEM workshops that the kids will love and talk about (even to their parents!)
Each workshop is unique and covers a science, technology, engineering of maths component. We like to add in a creative component to the workshops too so for those in the know it's also STEAM!
These incursions are raved about by children and parents alike.
* Travel and accommodation costs may be additional for interstate and regional.
** Workbook only version also available which includes the workbook, lesson plan and bonus 1 month of phone/email support
Strawbees - Maker Kit
Strawbees - Inventor Kit
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Strawbees - Crazy Scientist Kit
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3D Shapes from 2D nets - Bundle
- Cube
- Square Pyramid
- Square Bi-Pyramid
- Pentagonal Pyramid
- Icosahedron
littleBits - Rule Your Room Kit
Winner of 15 awards & gift guides, the Rule Your Room Kit empowers your kids to transform any boring old object into an awesome, interactive invention. They'll have so much fun, they won't even realise they're gaining STEM/STEAM skills for the future.
Instructions and materials for eight projects straight out of the box and a guidebook and app available for free download to show you how to build hundreds of other projects!
Strawbees - Intro Pack
* You can buy straws from the supermarket.
LittleBits - Base Kit
The introductory kit includes everything creative kids need to turn their ideas into inventions! With a range of Bits that move, light up, and make noise, kids gain STEAM skills by learning how technology is built and functions.
https://shop.littlebits.com/products/littlebits-base-inventor-kit
LittleBits - Deluxe Kit
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LittleBits - Electronic Music Inventor Kit
Creative kids build and customise a rockin' synth guitar using littleBits electronic building blocks, then transform it into new electronic instruments of their own!
LittleBits - Space Rover Inventor Kit
Creative kids build and customise a planetary rover and undertake missions inspired by NASA astronauts. Do you have what it takes to explore space? Complete Rover Academy to prove it!
Bionic Hand
This is a fun and easy activity that can be done by anyone that can use a pair of scissors.
The end result is surprisingly realistic and satisfying to make.
The worksheet is self-contained on one sheet of paper minimising the amount of printing required. Instructions are included on the worksheet.
Materials needed:
- Worksheet
- Straws
- String
- Sticky tape
- Scissors
Follow up questions:
- Identify each part of your bionic hand compared to your own hand?
- How do you think the materials in the bionic hand compare to the materials in your own hand?
Helicopter Rescue
Jo is trapped at the top of a high tower and the only way out is to jump. Help Jo build a “helicopter” to reach the ground slowly and safely.
Build a "helicopter" that falls slowly and beautifully to the ground.
This is a fun and easy activity that can be done by anyone that can use a pair of scissors.
The end result is surprisingly beautiful to watch and satisfying to make.
The worksheet is self-contained on one sheet of paper minimising the amount of printing required. Instructions are included on the worksheet.
Materials needed:
- Worksheet
- Scissors
- Colour pencils to decorate
Follow up questions:
- How could you make the helicopter fall slower to the ground?
- Where in nature have you seen a similar spiralling object?