Science

 

 

Last week I placed two same sized containers at the discovery centre. One container half filled with hair gel and one large marble and two small marbles. The other container contained clear dish soap and the same sized and amount of containers. A few of the students showed interest in the centre but not as many as I hoped. I wanted them to describe what they noticed and why they thought the marbles moved faster in one container than the other. The majority of the students felt it was because of the colour. This let me know they were not familiar with the terms thick and thin. This is something we will work on in the future.

 

This coming week, I plan to have small containers with an ice cube in each container. The students will examine whether the the ice melts faster when certain materials are placed on top of the ice. For example, what happens when: salt is applied, sugar, sand, or water? Hopefully this centre will create more interest with the students. I will let you know the outcome.

 

I also plan to have two different sized snowballs and we will test which one will melt faster and why they think that will happen. The students will be introduced to the word hypothesis. What a huge word for kindergarten students. But one thing about young children they have a keen interest in big words and often the bigger and more difficult the word the more they like it and want to say it. So don't be surprised if you hear it at home.