Growing Seeds and Scientists

I found this article to be excellent for introducing seeds and helping young students become scientists. The authors did an nice job of walking the students through the process of being a s... See More

I found this article to be excellent for introducing seeds and helping young students become scientists. The authors did an nice job of walking the students through the process of being a scientist. They gave example of how to teach the lesson on seeds and create scientific studies with students to help answer their questions on seeds. The information presented on seed was valuable and I plan to use it in future lessons about seeds and plants. I really enjoyed how the lesson went further than just, "seeds need sunlight, water, and soil to grow."

Kindergarten Scientists

With the efforts of a kindergarten teacher, a scientist, and a college professor they planned a six week unit for students that would develop their scientific skills and at the same time the... See More

With the efforts of a kindergarten teacher, a scientist, and a college professor they planned a six week unit for students that would develop their scientific skills and at the same time they would learn about seeds, plants and the conditions necessary for growth. This article chronicles this approach and how kindergarten students responded to their learning. Included are assessments and reflections by the educators and by the students themselves