Sandbox Scientist: Real Science Activities for Little Kids

Sandbox Scientist: Real Science Activities for Little Kids — page 7
To turn your home or classroom into an exploratori um all you need is a variety of materials and tools I have learned to count on kids being interested in most anything if they can explore it in their own way The array of tools and stuff will often suggest explo rations A child provided with water and water drop pers will likely investigate water drops A magnifying lens will guide kids toward little things or textures Play with the materials yourself and see where they lead you O oo 0 O An Explorer Kit contains an array of tools and materials that sends kids off on various paths of play ful investigation Each kit focuses the kids on a gen eral realm of discovery but as you will see children will choose their own routes Kits can and should be modified to fit children's reactions and the materials at hand Allow children to add to and modify the kits Let it become theirs Each Explorer Kit is presented in the following format Each one begins with a preview of the basic types