Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to provide a broad, balanced overview of the integration of S.T.E.M. in the early years of education; define constructivism and theory-building; describe big ideas and their characteristics; analyze the views of teaching and learning underlying constructivism and big ideas; explicitly tie development and S.T.E.M. activities to the lives of young children in the field of Early Child Care and Education; explain the cycle of learning that occurs through explorations, inquiry, and building of knowledge; highlight fun challenges that involve inquiry, imagination, planning, creating, and reflection; and demonstrate how to seamlessly integrate S.T.E.M. into art and creative expression, block play, literacy learning, dramatic play, and music and movement in learning centers.