Today we have been learning about and discussing scientists.
In our science area during a group discussion we used a mind map to record what we already know and knowledge we could share with each other.
Here are some or our thoughts……
“ A scientist looks at things with a magnifying glass “
”They make explosions ”
”They investigate things”
We looked at things as scientist might wear and why. Some of us tried dressing up as one.
“They wear coats so they don’t get messy from mixtures and gloves and goggles to keep their hands and eyes safe”.
We looked at some of the equipment that a scientist might use with their experiments. We looked at magnifying glasses and microscopes and we learned that they help to make things bigger and easier to look at. At first we found it a little bit tricky as we has to focus the lens but we soon got the hang of it and had fun exploring and looking more closely in our Discovery area.
We took time to look at and read through a popular book we have in nursery. It is called ‘Ada Twist Scientist’. This book tells the story of a girl who has lots of questions and always wonders how things work and why. We watched her story on our Promethium board to help tell us more about how Ada the scientist investigates things.
Do you have questions about how things work? Or what new things can you discover together at home?
