起源于美国的STEAM教育，是科学（Science）、技术（Technology）、工程（Engineering）、艺术（Art）和数学（Math）每个单词首个字母组合的简称。它打破了传统学科之间的领域，以一种跨学科式的、综合的、实践的、体验的方式呈现出的一种教育理念和学习方法。
STEAM education originated in the United States， is the abbreviation for the first letter combination of each word of science, technology, engineering, art and math. It breaks the field between traditional disciplines and presents an educational concept and learning method in an interdisciplinary, comprehensive, practical and experiential way.
秉承“自主探索、激发无限潜能”的办园理念，闵行万科幼儿园自开园以来就引进美国STEAM课程作为特色课程，旨在培养孩子的观察、动手、分析、比较、判断、合作交流的能力，培养孩子综合解决问题的能力及创新型思维。
Adhering to the concept of "independent exploration and unlimited potential stimulation", VKMH has introduced STEAM as its specil course since its opening, aiming to cultivate children's ability of observation, practice, analysis, comparison, judgment, cooperation and communication, and their ability of comprehensive problem-solving and innovative thinking.
11月27日闵行万科幼儿园迎来了一年一度的STEAM亲子嘉年华活动。通过亲子嘉年华活动充分展示了STEAM课程的价值和内涵。这种注重动手操作的学习体验，能有效激发孩子的好奇心和主动探究的热情。
On November 27, VKMH welcomed the annual steam parent-child carnival. Through the parent-child Carnival activities, the value and connotation of steam courses are fully demonstrated. This hands-on learning experience can effectively stimulate children's curios/安卓ity and enthusiasm for active exploration.
每个STEAM活动都经过老师们的精心设计，在老师们的引导下，孩子们积极探索和发现。
Each steam activity has been carefully designed by teachers. Under the guidance of teachers, children actively explore and discover.
Magnetic
Maze
用雪糕棒粘贴磁铁制作的魔杖，帮忙小松鼠从迷宫里找到好吃的松果。
Stick a magnet onto the end of a popsicle stick (creating a magnetic wand) to help guide the squirrel towards the nut within.
Magic
Pepper
当肥皂添加到盘子里时，表面张力会发生变化，胡椒粉不再浮在上面。从肥皂中提取的分子能够破坏水的表面张力。
When the soap is added to the plate the surface tension changes and the pepper no longer floats on top. The molecules pull back from the soap is able to break down the surface tension of water.
确保镭射光线可以射到目标
Make sure they are in a sequence that allows the laser to flow from the laser pointer to the target’
Earth
Cookie
把蓝色和绿色面团揉成球,把它压扁用压花器压成地球的形状
Break apart pieces of green dough, lightly press them onto blue dough,use circle to cut your shapes out.
Light
Through
A Prism
了解光线与颜色的关系，以及光线如何折射和弯曲以形成彩虹
Learn about light’s relationship with color and how light refracts and bends to make rainbows.
光的折射
和反射
Refraction
and
reflection
of light
观察光的折射反射演示器,并用卡纸画出在实验中“光的走向”
Observe the light refraction and reflection demonstrator，and draw the "direction of light" in the experiment with card paper.
非牛整理流体
Non-
Newtonian
Fluid
当作用在流体上的力发生改变时，其黏度发生改变
Because the viscosity of the mixture changes with force rather than heat, the cornstarch mixture is known as a non-Newtonian fluid.
Artificial
snow
白色粉末是最高吸水树脂，可吸收相当于自己体积100倍以上的水分。
The white powder is the highest absorbent resin, which can absorb more than 100 times of its own volume of water.
The Wonders
of the
Kaleidoscope
万花筒利用平面镜的成像原理制作,通过光的反射而产生影像。
The kaleidoscope is made using the imaging principle of reflection, producing images from light and mirrors.
小船运货
Paper
boat
blocks
纸张材料不一样，吸水性也不一样
The material of paper determines the water absorption.
Monster
Mystery
Sensory
Boxes
根据我们的五种感官进行有根据的猜测
Making educated guess (hypothesis) based on the use of our 5 senses.
每块展板呈现的是不同的STEAM主题，展板体现出动态的主题学习过程，既有文档记录（如孩子们的问题、孩子们之间及和老师之间的对话交流、观察记录表、统计图表等），又有图片的展示。通过展板的设计，让孩子们看到自己学习探索的过程，也能让家长了解每个STEAM主题学习的内容。
Each board presents different STEAM themes. The board reflects the dynamic theme learning process, including document records (such as children's problems, dialogue and communication between children and teachers, observation record sheets, statistical charts, etc.) and picture display. Through the design of the exhibition board, children can see the process of their own learning and exploration, and parents can understand the learning content of each steam topic.
孩子们通过动手操作、直接体验，全身心投入探索发现中，感受到科学现象的神奇和有趣，满足了孩子们好动、好奇的天性。
Through hands-on operation and direct experience, children are fully engaged in exploration and discovery, feeling the magic and fun of scientific phenomena, and satisfying their active and curious nature.
此次嘉年华活动体现环保创意的主题，充分调动了家长们参与的积极性。一些废旧纸箱、塑料袋、报纸、塑料瓶等在家长和孩子们的共同设计下，变成了一件件独一无二的富有创意的环保服装。这些服装穿在孩子们身上，既体现环保创意的理念，又体现童心、童真、童趣！
This carnival fully mobilizes the enthusiasm of parents to participate. Some waste cartons, plastic bags, newspapers, plastic bottles, etc. have become unique and creative environmental protection clothing under the joint design of parents and children. Wearing these clothes on children not only embodies the idea of environmental protection, but also embodies childlike, and fun!
具有探索价值的材料，能引发孩子们的主动探究，孩子们的学习就是在与材料的互动之中发生的。
Materials with exploration value can trigger children's active exploration, and children's learning happens in the interaction with materials.
在幼儿园阶段，好奇心和探究能力正成为许多惊人发现的推动力，也许今天孩子的一个科学问题，会成为明天他带领人类到细胞内部、海洋深处、月球之上探索的源动力，引领人类迈向更高、更深、更复杂的理解领域。让我们一起用行动支持孩子的探究，激发他们的无限潜能！
At age 2-6, curios/安卓ity becomes the driving force behind many startling discoveries. We like to think that perhaps a scientific problem for today's children will become a source of inspiration for them to lead the human race to the interior of the cell, the depths of the ocean and the uncharted lands of the moon, and onwards to higher, deeper and more complex areas of understanding. Let's support the children's exploration and inspire their potential.
