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Most children have come into contact with a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, but few have ever taken the time to examine these foods closely. Offering children an opportunity to carefully study objects that seem so familiar will give them a chance to practice their observation skills and may encourage them to more carefully observe other things that they take for granted. In addition, children will gain a fresh perspective on familiar fruits and vegetables and learn about some not-so-familiar kinds as they identify, investigate and sample a variety of these foods.
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Design engineering is a great way to teach kids problem solving, teamwork, materials and tool use and the design process in general. In this activity, your students will also learn about structures and strong shapes used in structural design.
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Children get too few chances to experiment with materials and to design and build objects of their own creation. These Raceways and Roller Coasters activities allow your students these opportunities, and engage them on many different levels as well. Building these tracks and rolling marbles down them help children to develop problem-solving and teamwork skills and touch upon some basic principles of physics like energy, acceleration and momentum.
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Persuasive writing is a skill that children will learn in school and will need throughout their lives. Writing is very often used to convey an opinion or to convince the reader to honor a request or change their behavior—and advertisers are extremely good at this style of writing. By studying advertisements and then creating their own ads for what at first seems like a tough sell (cute, cuddly bugs), children will not only practice persuasive writing, but they will also grow more familiar with some of the tricks that advertisers use to “lure us in”. In addition, students will learn to use printed materials (books, magazines, nature guides) as important references and will have to study the characteristics of their chosen insect to better understand how to advocate for it. And by focusing on an insect’s positive qualities, children can come to appreciate every living thing as an important part of our ecosystem.
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Engineering activities give kids a chance to develop problem solving and observations skills, to work with interesting and engaging tools and materials, and to learn how to work as a member of a team. In this activity, children get a chance to do all that—and to launch their creations into the air!
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Engineering activities give kids a chance to develop problem solving and observations skills, to work with interesting and engaging tools and materials, and to learn how to work as a member of a team. In this activity, children get a chance to do all that—and to launch their creations into the air!
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Cooking activities are great for teaching kids how to use measurement tools, giving them a chance to apply math skills like counting, adding, multiplying, etc. In addition, when you give them a chance to design their own recipe, kids have to rely on estimation, problem solving and other science, math and engineering skills. And this activity gives you a chance to talk to them about making healthy choices in what they eat.
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Cooking activities are great for teaching kids how to use measurement tools, giving them a chance to apply math skills like counting, adding, multiplying, etc. In addition, when you give them a chance to design their own recipe, kids have to rely on estimation, problem solving and other science, math and engineering skills.
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Spring is a time of rebirth and renewal—and eggs! Many animals lay and incubate eggs in the spring, and in some cultures spring is a time in which kids paint, hide and eat lots of eggs. This makes it a great time to not only take a close look at eggs, but also to experiment with some of the things we can do with them. This activity is part of the Incredible Egg series of activities, which are designed to be done during the Spring—start your students off with this and other “egg science” activities, then move on to egg art, and finally take the Egg Drop Challenge!
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Learning how to make thoughtful predictions and to test those predictions are skills children will need as they learn more and more complex science content. This simple experiment gives them that opportunity while also introducing principles of buoyancy.
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Boston Children's Museum
308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
617-426-6500
© Boston Children’s Museum 2024
Website Design by Jackrabbit