teaching science to young children

Question 1

discuss the characteristics of teaching science to young children.

Answer 1

• children learn best through doing.
• concepts will more likely be retained by children if presented in a variety of ways and if they are expanded over a period of time.
• children are also more likely to retain concepts that are integrated with other subject areas.
• teachers should ask open-ended questions to develop science concepts that require higher-order thinking skills in their students. question-asking also helps kids make connections in their minds between different things that they have experienced. questions can lead to activities that encourage students to explore, discover, and draw conclusions.
• science lessons should be focused around things that the students can see because its hard for young children to understand concepts that are so abstract especially since they mainly learn about the world around them through the use of their 5 senses.
• students should be provided with plenty of hands-on experiences, in order to encourage and increase their curiosity.
• teachers should take students outside so that they can have real world experiences.
• teachers should also provide the students with graphs and charts that they can fill out individually or in groups. when the students are finished filling in the graphs or charts the teacher should invite the students to discuss what the information on the graphs and charts means.