Our commitment to STEAM learning
Pacific Learners is dedicated to growing Pacific participation in STEAM education. STEAM learning plays an important role in children’s development by encouraging curiosity, creativity, and new ways of thinking. By exploring real world ideas and challenges, children can build the skills that may inspire the innovators of tomorrow.
What is renewable energy?
Renewable energy comes from natural sources like the sun, wind, water, and heat from the earth. This video introduces common renewable energy systems and includes Tongan translations of key words. Through STEAM learning, children see how innovation and creative thinking help protect the environment.
How Rockets work
Rockets use powerful forces to launch spacecraft beyond Earth and explore space. This video explains the basic science behind how rockets generate thrust and lift off into the sky. Through STEAM learning, children see how innovation and creative thinking help make space exploration possible.
What is Gravity?
Gravity is an invisible force that draws objects towards its center. Each planet has its own gravitational pull, depending on its size, mass and how far it is away from other planets and stars. In this video, our children venture into space and land on the moon, while on the moon the teacher talks to them about gravity.
Planets in our Solar System
In this video, we give you a brief description of all 8 Planets in our Solar System and where they are located in position to the sun.
All 8 planets are unique in size, temperature and the materials they are made of, the different characteristics are mostly determined by the sun.
What is Logistics?
Logistics is how products move from raw materials to finished goods delivered to people around the world. It connects STEAM subjects – Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics – to plan, manufacture, store, transport, and distribute the products we use every day.
Sustainability and Recycling
Sustainability and recycling help protect the environment by reducing waste and using resources wisely, encouraging children to think about solutions for a more sustainable future.
Through STEAM subjects, children can learn how innovative ideas and systems help create a more sustainable future.
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
The greenhouse effect occurs when gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap heat from the sun, causing the planet to warm. As the next generation of innovators, we can use science, technology and engineering to reduce emissions and help protect our planet for the future.
How do Planes Fly?
As part of our STEAM-learning animated video series, we’re taking a look at how planes fly. For a plane to fly, it needs 4 things to work together:
1. Thrust, 2. Lift, 3. Drag, 4. Weight
What is Engineering?
At Pacific Learners Education, we are passionate about focusing on subjects that are naturally suited to our Pacific children’s gifts and talents. In this video, we explain what engineering is and the products they create.
Engineering falls into 4 main branches: 1. Civil, 2. Mechanical, 3. Chemical, 4. Electrical
What is the ARTS?
In understanding the subjects of STEAM learning, we take a look at the ‘Arts’. When we think about the Arts we tend to think about drawing, sculpting, painting and photography, however the Arts takes into consideration much more.
How Bridges are made
As we continue our theme of STEAM learning, we bring you a brief video about how bridges are made, and what makes them so strong.
The bridges we touch on are Beam bridges, and Suspension bridges. Both bridges are built different, this is due to the size of the bridge and the weight they carry.
