Unit 5 Teach your Child to wonder.docVIP

Teach your Child to wonder Sadly, far too few schools make science appealing. Courses introduce more new vocabulary than foreign language courses. Textbooks are as dull as dictionaries. As a result, too many children think that science is only for people as clever as Einstein. Consequently, too many kids do not like science because they believe that science is only those who are as clever as Einstein. Many kids think that they are not as clever as Einstein, therefore, they can not learn science well. Since science is presented as a course only for clever children, most kids do not like it so much. Paraphrase --- say it in your own words Summarize -- Generalize – Retell the story Message relay The irony is that children start out as natural scientists, instinctively eager to investigate the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy – there’s no need for a lot of scientific jargons or expensive laboratory equipment. You only have to share your children’s curiosity. Jargon= technical terms = terminology = words with specific meanings in a subject Try these simple techniques: 1. Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of seven-year-olds to talk about science as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, “Now that we’ve finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?”??? After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?”??? This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours. “What makes tears?” “Where do little spiders get all the stuff to make their webs?” “Am I just a bag of blood? When I cut myself, I see blood.”??? You may not know the answers to your child’s questions. It’s all right to say, “I don’t know but maybe we can find out.” Then you can e