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What would be the best science project for a kindergarten class? Collections of objects or an actual project?
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I believe hand-on activties are the best for kindergarten students to learn more effectively.
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Hi Clarice!
Thanks for your question! I believe a hands-on actual project would be great for a kindergarten class. An idea would be planting grass or a flower. To make this process simple, I would have all of the materials prepared for the students. I would make an assembly line with all of the necessary supplies in order of how your students would need them. For example, first students would get the cup, next students would take 3 scoops of soil, next place seeds in the cup, one scoop of soil on top, pour water, then place by the window for sunlight. Over the next couple of days designate an observation time so students take note of how their grass or flower is growing. Students could even keep a science notebook with sketches of their plant's growth. You could also create a class job that is the designated plant waterer or draw sticks to see who is the waterer for that day.
Cora Saunders
Wartburg College
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Clarice,
I am a preservice teacher from Wartburg College. I think that actual projects would be more beneficial for the students. For a kindergarten class, you'll have to keep these projects smaller and more simple. There are a lot of projects that you can do with this level that will be hands-on. Things like growing plants, building an aquaponics system with plants and fish or making ecosystems for other animals. By doing actual projects, the students are getting to do things hands-on, will be more excited to work, and will have a more memorable experience allowing them to connect the content to the projects.
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i think a mixture of both, kids are hands on learning, so if you explain to them while they are doing a project what they are learning, this will be the best way of trying to build up there sence of what is science. and at that age there not really trying to do a science method its, just really to get them curious on what is science.
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I feel like hands-on projects and stimulator websites to interact with students would both be beneficial. This way they can sometimes have the real experience and an experience of what you can expect. With hands-on they can truly be scientists in your classroom and they will feel like they have done something productive and you make them feel engaged.
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I feel like hands-on projects and stimulator websites to interact with students would both be beneficial. This way they can sometimes have the real experience and an experience of what you can expect. With hands-on they can truly be scientists in your classroom and they will feel like they have done something productive and you make them feel engaged.
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I feel like both can be benificial, but hands on activities are one of the best ways to engage your students in your lesson!
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Hands On is Hands Down the best if possible. What about a collection of fruit and vegetables 'dissect' them to show seeds and then try growing. Avacado, beans(peas), bring in a corn stalk plant corn, Watch potatoes sprout, even tomatoes sprout from the whole tomato, tangerines, apples, strawberries, grapes, melons and goards, pineapple crown,... local farm supply, co-op would probably donate seeds that are viable (many are genetically sterile). Getting them to germinate seems like magic. Parents and grandparents would like to come help too. PJ Weaver BayHaven Charter Panama City, FL 5-9 Science & STEAM
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