Recent questions tagged helping-your-child-learn-science

Description : Breaking the Tension

Last Answer : Preschool-Kindergarten These simple activities demonstrate surface tension. What You Need ★ Index card ★ Safety scissors ★ Sink filled with water ★ Glass half filled with water ★ ... In a forest, they break down dead trees, which keeps the forest floor from becoming too cluttered.

Description : Activities to Helping Your Child Learn Science

Last Answer : Children learn by doing, by trying new ideas and challenging old ones. This doesn't just happen in school. You can help your child learn by providing him with safe, interesting learning experiences ... scientists-even young ones-to observe, measure and do things that they otherwise could not do.

Description : Developing Your Child’s Scientific Understanding

Last Answer : Unifying Concepts and Processes  Children can be introduced gradually to basic scientific concepts that will provide a framework for understanding and connecting many scientific facts and observations. In this ... mistakes; ★ Respect curiosity; and ★ Stay open to criticism and change

Description : Finding the Right Activity for Your Child

Last Answer : Different children have different interests and will respond differently to science activities. A sand and rock collection that was a big hit with an 8-year-old daughter may not be a big hit with a 6-year- ... she picks something she wants to do, she'll learn more and have a better time doing it.

Description : Less Is More

Last Answer : It's tempting to try to teach children just a little about many different subjects. Although children can't possibly learn everything about science, they do need and will want to learn many facts. The ... help them learn to think scientifically is to introduce them to just a few topics in depth. 

Description : Hands-On Works Well

Last Answer : Investigating and experimenting are great ways for children to learn science and increase their understanding of scientific ideas. Hands-on science can also help children think critically and gain confidence in ... get started, see what is involved in an activity-including how long it will take.  

Description : Asking Questions

Last Answer : As mentioned earlier, it's important to encourage your child to ask questions. It's also important to ask your child questions that will get him talking about his ideas and to listen carefully to his answers ... listening to what he says will help him to figure out what he knows and how he knows it.

Description : Children Have Their Own “Scientific Concepts”

Last Answer : Very young children can come up with many interesting explanations to make sense of the world around them. When asked about the shape of the earth, for example, some will explain that the earth has to be ... because here on earth we have a bigger mess. A blizzard is when it snows sideways.

Description : What Is Science?

Last Answer : Science is not just a collection of facts. Of course, facts are an important part of science: Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (or 0 degrees Celsius), and the earth moves around the ... so that our scientific conclusions can be modified or changed altogether as we make new discoveries.