Observe, Classify, Experiment, and Predict!!
What does science and technology mean to me... Children love to explore their surrounding with all of their senses. They like to touch, smell, taste, see, and hear what this world has to offer them. Allowing the children the access to do those things is how they will learn and have the meaningful experience they need for a great future.
Rainbow of FoodsClassifying
Materials: Several fruits and vegetables in a variety of colors, Picture of a rainbow, scissors, butcher paper, glue, crayons, pictures of fruits and veggies. 3+ Before the lesson begins draw a rainbow on butcher paper and display your variety of fruits and veggies along drawn rainbow. Discuss the many characteristics. Early: The children will sort pre-colored fruit and veggie pictures. Middle: The children will color pictures of fruit and vegetables and then sort them by color. Later: The children will color and cut out the pictures of fruit and veggies. Once cut out they will sort and glue them by color. End of Activity: Display their rainbows Follow-up Ideas: Cutting the Fruit and Veggies open, can also have them for snack. |
We Scream for Ice CreamPredicting 3+
Materials: Crushed ice, salt, large rubber bands, 1 lg coffee can, 1 sm coffee can, 1c cold milk, 1c heavy cream, 1c sugar, 1tsp vanilla, cups and bowls, spoons. Beginning of activity: Tell the children that you will be turning a liquid into a solid. Have them predict what will happen when you mix all of the ingredients together. Early: Children can pour and mix pre-measured ingredients in the coffee can by shaking it and rolling the can. Middle: Children can help you measure the ingredients and mix them all together. Children can roll the can to each other. Later: Children can measure ingredients on their own with adult supervision. Also roll and shake the container. End of Activity: Enjoy the cold treat. Follow-up Ideas: Discuss dairy farms, Transform dramatic play into a ice cream shop. |
Seeds in our Foods
Observing 3+
Materials: Fruits with seeds, cutting board, knife, plates, containers, magnifying glass. Beginning: Have children wash their hands. Tell the children that there are seeds in fruit. Have them predict where they think the seeds are. Early: Children will observe the seeds that they take out of the fruit. Using their senses to describe them. Middle: The children will observe the seeds and the insides of the fruit. Which fruit has more seeds? Later: Kids can dig the seeds out and count them. They can also sort them by size. End of Activity: Enjoy a health snack. Challenge the kids to finding seeds on the play ground. |