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Home » Activities » Science » 9 Fantastic Ways to Help a Child with Science Thinking

9 Fantastic Ways to Help a Child with Science Thinking

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I want to nurture my son’s passion for science. Besides focusing on teaching kids to code, it is important to help kids to learn how to think scientifically. I don’t want to pressure him or make him feel like I am paving his path. I have been thinking a lot about ways to help him with his scientific thinking.

Science Thinking Collage On my quest, I stumbled upon fantastic science projects and fairs for kids. Before I got too excited and loaded all this parental joy onto him, I took a step back to think about science, experiments, and my son.

Do I insert myself into his learning?

Can I help him with scientific thinking?

Science with Kids

How to Help a Child with Science Thinking

#1 – Be Accessible

Let your child know that you’re open to discussing ideas! Show him that you’re interested in what he is doing. You want the child to feel comfortable expressing ideas. So, work to make the environment a safe one.

#2 – Ask Questions

A simple open-ended question like “I wonder what…” or “What if?” or “What happens when…”

#3 – Help with Project Management

Highlight the tools required to manage a science project. Talk about the plan. What will it cost? How much time will it take?

#4 – Record Keeping

Suggest a journal to record ideas and outcomes

#5 – Be Interested

Be a part of brainstorming and identifying “real world” problems with the child. Be a part of the dialogue about the ideas and solutions.

#6 – Encourage Research

Research other solutions presented by other scientists. Investigate what worked and what didn’t work.

#7 – Welcome Failure

Encourage iterations and failure Come up with many solutions & optimize through iterations

#8 – Create a Roadmap

Once satisfied with a solution, have the child go back to the beginning when the problem and possible solution were conceived. Create a roadmap for the child bringing you to the end result.

#9 – Tell a Story

Help the child create a story around the idea. What might be an effective way to communicate the urgency of the problem and the proposed solution?


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Marnie

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About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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