Materials

You might also like

Download as docx, pdf, or txt
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 1

Materials:

A braille copy of the process of scientific inquiry for each student


An apple, orange, or peach for each child
Paper plates and plastic knives

Steps:
1. Have student take turns reading the steps involved in scientific inquiry.
2. Give each child an apple to hold.
3. Ask each child to write down the answers to the following questions.
4. How many seeds do you think are inside?
a. Do you think all apples have the same number of seeds?
b. Do you think all the seeds are the same size?
1. Help children cut into the apple and find the answers to the above questions.
2. Discuss this process of scientific inquiry — observation, hypothesis, experiment
3. Repeat the process with an orange. Discuss whether information from the previous experiment helped them make more
informed guesses to the questions.
Repeat the process with a peach. Discuss the differences and similarities between the seeds found in different fruits or
vegetables.

You might also like