science and technology
focuses on how children explore and understand the world around them. It includes observing, experimenting, predicting, and using tools to learn how things work. Children develop curiosity and problem-solving skills through hands-on experiences.
45. Observing: Children observe the materials and processes in
their environment.
46. Classifying: Children classify materials, actions, people, and
events.
47. Experimenting: Children experiment to test their ideas.
48. Predicting: Children predict what they expect will happen.
49. Drawing conclusions: Children draw conclusions based on
their experiences and observations.
50. Communicating ideas: Children communicate their ideas
about the characteristics of things and how they work.
51. Natural and physical world: Children gather knowledge
about the natural and physical world.
52. Tools and technology: Children explore and use tools and
technology.
materials for all activities- bin of water, materials (leaf, ball, figurine, rock, sponge, stick), leaves, rocks, sticks, weather chart, weather pictures, window
an outdoor activity
activities
19. Activity name- sink or float
Originating Idea- children love water play
Curriculum Area- science and technology, KDI 47 Experimenting: Children experiment to test their ideas.
Materials- bin of water, materials (leaf, ball, figurine, rock, sponge, stick)
Appropriate Age group- PreK
Beginning of Activity- today we are going to look at different objects and place them in the bin of water to see if they sink or if they float
Middle of Activity- children place an object in the water and observe what happens, what happened? Why do you think it sunk?
Your ideas for scaffolding children at different developmental levels
Early: watching what is happening
Middle: asking questions, comparing objects
Later: choosing an object that they think will float to test
End of Activity- going over what floats, and what sank
Follow-up Ideas-
- Making predictions before testing
- Doing an outdoor sink or float
assessment- children can make observations
20. Activity name- nature sorting
Originating Idea- children see things in nature and notice differences
Curriculum Area- science and technology, KDI 46 Classifying: Children classify materials, actions, people, and events.
Materials- leaves, rocks, sticks
Appropriate Age group- PreK
Beginning of Activity- today we are going to be sorting things that we find in nature
Middle of Activity- children can sort items by size, color, shape
Your ideas for scaffolding children at different developmental levels
Early: sortig one by one, simple sorting
Middle: sorting by multiple different features
Later: creating their own way of sorting
End of Activity- talking about different groups and what items we put in the groups
Follow-up Ideas-
- Nature walk
- Comparing objects
assessment- children can sort materials
21. activity name- weather watchers
Originating Idea- children can explore weather
Curriculum Area- science and technology, KDI 48 Predicting: Children predict what they expect will happen.
Materials- weather chart, weather pictures, window
Appropriate Age group- PreK
Beginning of Activity- lets look out the window, what do you think the weather will be today?
Middle of Activity- children can make predictions about what they think the weather is like, then when we go outside they can compare what they thought to the actual weather.
Your ideas for scaffolding children at different developmental levels
Early: chooses with support, uses a image instead of saying the word to the weather
Middle: making own prediction, comparing
Later: sharing why they think the weather matches their prediction
End of Activity- talking about our predictions vs what the actual weather was
Follow-up Ideas-
- Creating a daily weather chart
- Talking about seasons
assessment- children observe and name the weather
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