The Basics of

Aisha Ali Alowais

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 Learning Science
When Science is taught to young children, it is usually thought to be a list of complex information that
needs to be memorized and learnt by heart. However, Science is a matter of discovering the world and
it needs to be enjoyable.
Content Standards
Unifying concepts and Processes
Science as Inquiry
Physical Science
Life Science
Earth and Space Science
Science and Technology
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
History and Nature of Science
Inquiry
Inquiry is taught through a process including: Observing, predicting, inferring.
Engaging students helps with:
Understanding scientific content
How things occur and why

Kindergartners need these skills to develop scientific inquiry skills:

Investigate
Have reasonable explanations
Communicate the results
Process Skills
Basic Process Skills
Observing: Receive information from the world by paying close attention.
Comparing: Identify similarities and differences.
Classifying: Sorting and grouping objects.
Measuring: Using standard and non standard units to know the quantity of objects
Communicating: Interacting and sending information to people.
Intermediate Process Skills
Predicting: Expectations or guesses of what might happen.
Inferring: Come to a conclusion or a reason for something happening.

Advanced Process Skills

Hypothesizing: Experimenting and questioning until coming to a conclusion.
Defining and Controlling Variables: Recognizing which parts of an investigation should be studied
further.