704

Season 7 | Episode 704 | Length: 27 minutes

Sensory play is any activity that stimulates a child’s sense of touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing. It is an essential part of a child’s development and it gives children the freedom to be creative. However, parents need to make peace with the fact that sensory play is usually messy – and that’s a good thing!

Our Guests

Alyssa Moore is Intermediate Unit 1’s STEM Curiculum Project Coordinator. She began her career with IU1 in 2014 after graduating from California University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education and Biology certification for grades 7-12.

Emily Bierer works for the Carnegie Science Center in the Live Demonstration Theaters Department. Emily is coming up on her 5 year anniversary of being with the Science Center and has her Masters in Biology. Behind the scenes Emily works on developing new science programming for visitors of all ages and backgrounds. On stage, she conducts programs on a wide variety of science topics.