SCIENCE

JESSICA GEORGE – EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 1A

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

• Demonstrate knowledge of science and sensory activities.

HOW SHOULD WE TEACH SCIENCE?

• Science is best learned through simple experiments, predictions,

hands on learning experiences, using the senses to explore,
observations, comparing and classifying, effective questioning to
encourage critical thinking skills, and encourage problem solving
skills.
GUIDELINES FOR CHOOSING SCIENCE ACTIVITIES:

• Hands on Learning
• Building Vocabulary
• Encouraging Curiosity
• Complex Thinking
• Letting Children Explore
• Discuss and Questioning
EXAMPLES OF SCIENCE ACTIVITIES:

• Observing – notice or perceive something and register it as being

significant.
• Exploring – in order to learn about or familiarize oneself with it.
• Comparing – estimate, measure, or note the similarity or
dissimilarity between.
EXAMPLES OF SCIENCE ACTIVITIES:

• Classifying – arrange (a group of things or people) in classes or

categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.
• Predicting – say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in
the future or will be a consequence of something.
• Discovering – find something unexpectedly or in the course of a
search.
SCIENCE:

① Children have a natural interest about the world

around them.
② Children act as scientists as they questions their
surroundings.
③ The child care center should contain: microscopes,
magnifying glasses, a globe, and pictures.
④ Plants and animals should be a part of the child
care center.
DIFFERENT SCIENCES:
• Chemistry – deals with the identification of the substances of
which matter is composed and the investigation of their properties
• Physical – study of intimate natural objects, including physics,
chemistry, astronomy, and related subjects
• Biology – study of living organisms, divided into specialized fields
that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin,
and distribution.
DIFFERENT SCIENCES:
• Botany – study of plants, including their physiology, structure,
genetics, ecology, distribution, classification, and economic
importance
• Astronomy – deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical
universe as a whole
• Ecology – branch of biology that deals with the relations of
organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
INEFFECTIVE QUESTIONING:

• Closed Ended Questions – answering the question for the child.

Simple single word answers or yes and no answers.
• What color is it?
• What shape is it?
• Do you like to look at the fish?
• Is that your favorite toy?
EFFECTIVE QUESTIONING:

• Open Ended Questions – those which require more thought and

more than a simple one word answer.
• What are you observing?
• What happens when you…?
• What do you think will happen if...?
SETTING UP THE SCIENCE AREA:

• Outside or place it near a window.

• Place it on tile and in a wet area.
• Place it away from active play.
• Include a variety of materials for the children to actively examine,
explore, and experience using all of their senses.