Scientists use their 5 senses to make observations. This helps them gather information and facts about the world around them. Snack Science gives us the opportunity to safely make observations using all of our senses including taste and smell. Today’s snack is ORANGES! An orange by any other name… Full Read more…
Let me share a story about the important role that background knowledge plays when asking students to make predictions. One time in a land far away and long ago, I decided that I wanted to have a live trout in my preschool classroom for the students to observe and enjoy. Read more…
When I reflect back on my experiences as a student in the classroom, the science instruction that I received wasn’t great. Most of our time was spent reading the science book, memorizing facts, and then trying to remember what I had read in order to fill in the blanks on Read more…
Most science explorations don’t start with an experiment, they begin with in-depth observations. When we look closely at an object or phenomena, we notice details and naturally begin creating categories for this new information. Almost subconsciously we begin to compare the new data to what we already know using comparative Read more…