science education in prek
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in PreKin PreK““If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder…he needs the companionship of of wonder…he needs the companionship of
at least one adult who can share it, at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement rediscovering with him the joy, excitement
and mystery of the world we live in” and mystery of the world we live in”
––Rachel CarsonRachel Carson in in The Sense of WonderThe Sense of Wonder
Beliefs• Teachers build on the “sense of wonder”• Learn science through play• DOING science is natural for young children• The science processes are more important
than learning science facts• Teachers are “facilitators” of learning not
“instructors”• Teacher observes children’s actions and listen
to follow the children’s leads.
Top 4 Science Processes
• Observing: All 5 Senses• Communicating: Oral, Written,
Pictorial• Comparing: Sensory, Linear, Mass, #• Organizing/Sorting: group, sequence,
gathering data
Questioning in Science• Listen• Follow Children’s Leads• Wait Time• Ask Genuine Questions• Engage in Science Processes• Use Science Tools
Genuine Questions• “I’m not sure I understand what you mean. Try telling me
again.”• “What makes you think so?”• “How would you describe it?”• “What does it (look/feel/smell/taste/sound) like?”• “How can we find out?”• “Can you think of another way?”• “What is the (same) about all these?”• “See if you can find other materials in the (room) that…”• “I wonder what that might like to (eat)?”• “How many (pennies) would it take to balance that object?”• What could you do to make that (marble) (roll) (farther)?”• “Can you think of a way to make your (shadow) (longer)?”• “Can you draw a picture that shows me…?”
O W LWhat do you Observe
about the object?(Don’t forget to measure)
What do you Wonder about the object?
What did you Learn about the object?
O-W-L Chart
Formative Assessment Rubric
• Not Yet –Child doesn’t participate• Emerging –Briefly participates and
watches adult do activity• Almost Mastered –Child does activity
and describes what happens; participates in adult-led discussion
• Fully Mastered –Child does activity and helps peers; discusses outcome independently
Your Task• Complete an O-W-L for your group
as a TEACHER Resource• Include 3-5 genuine questions to
guide students in the Wonderings Column
• Make Suggestions/Adaptations for each Station Activities.
Unit 3 – Wind & Water• Inflating Balloons p17• What Can Air Move? p18• Absorbency of Materials p60• Water Sound Exploration p62• Drying & Reconstituting Clay p95• Exploring Insulating Materials p133
Other Wind Activities in Your Packet
• A Windy Day• Air That Moves• Wind Walk• Parachute Play• Air Crafts the Game
Other Water Activities in your Packet
• Water Painting• Water Magic• Looking Through Water • Absorbing Water• Water Mixtures• Water Drops
Today’s Books!
I Get Wet by Vicki Cobb
Tale Of Jack Frost by Marcia T. Jones
A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder by Walter Wick
More Books!Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
The Snowflake : A Water Cycle Story by Neil Waldman
Can You See the Wind? by Allan Fowler
Feel the Wind by Arthur Dorros
How the Ladies Stopped the Wind by Bruce McMillan
Jack Frostby Helen Bayley Davis
Someone painted pictures on my Windowpane last night --Willow trees with trailing boughs And flowers, frosty white,
And lovely crystal butterflies; But when the morning sun
Touched them with its golden beams, They vanished one by one.
Snowballby Shel Silverstein
I made myself a snow ball as perfect as could be.
I thought I'd keep it as a pet and let it sleep with me.
I made it some pajamas and a pillow for it's head.
Then, last night it ran away. But first -- it wet the bed.
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