Early Childhood Teachers Roles for Science

Guide: Guide discovery, meaningful discovery is possible when relevant

activities take children beyond simple observation.

Introduce: Introduce children to experiences that allow them to mix,
pour, stir, float, dissolve and monitor.
Watch: Watch their reactions.
Listen: Listen to their comments.
Ask: Ask them questions that will allow them to see connections and
consequences.
Clarify: Clarify Misconceptions.
Alert: Alert children to be cautious in their exploration of science
materials, including animals that they do not know, plants that may
not be all right to touch and eat and smelling items in unknown
containers.
Integrate: In this way you will integrate concepts of health and safety
with science to help children become aware of dangers in their
surroundings.

POSSIBLE OUTCOMES for YOUNG CHILDREN: SCIENCE SKILLS

OBSERVing: They will be able to observe anything around them by using

their five senses. Hindi na lang sila basta naaamaze sa nakikita nila,
naoobserve na rin nila kung ano yung nagagaganap.
Communicating: They can communicate about what they see and hear
in their surroundings, sharing messages with descriptions using
vocabulary and ideas.
Organizing: When they observed they will be able to classify things
around them, then they will be able to organize things according to
their same characteristics.
Applying: They will be able to apply what they have learned in their
classroom to their house, like eating healthy foods.
Inferring: They will be able to think and talk about what might happen.

Here in general is what most kindergarten children must learn in Science:

Physical Sciences

o Describe objects in terms of the materials that make them up.

(Cloth, paper, wood, etc.)
o Describe physical properties of objects.
(Color, shape, texture, etc.)

Earth Sciences
o Name the four seasons and identify their characteristics.
o Describe daily weather.
Recognize that weather changes daily.
Sunny day, rainy day, cloudy day, windy day.
o Recognize the differences and similarities in daytime and
nighttime skies.
o Identify characteristics of the different environments of the earth:
mountains, rivers, oceans, valleys, and deserts.

Life Sciences

o Explain the difference between living and non-living things.

Living things are alive and active. They move, grow and
they respond to stimuli. (Example: plants, animals and
other human beings.)
Non-living things do not grow, do not move and they do not
reproduce. (Examples of non-living things are table,
chair, bags, books etc.)
o Identify the needs of living things.
Food, sunlight, air and water.
o Describe the similarities and differences in the appearance and
behavior of plants versus animals.
o Describe the basic structures of common plants and animals.
(Arms, legs, wings, leaves, stems, roots, etc.)

Scientific Investigation and Experimentation

o Observe and describe common objects in terms of the five

senses.
Observe the size, shape, texture and color of common
objects such as tree leaves
Observe and describe seasonal changes.
o Ask questions based on prior knowledge and observations.
o Compare and sort common objects using one physical attribute,
such as color, shape, size, etc.
o Observe and then illustrate those observations through drawings.