What is Science?

In kindergarten our first science unit is all about learning how scientists study the world around them. We are learning to ask questions about science, make observations, share information, and solve problems. We also learn all about the tools used to make observations, to measure, and to record information. 

I send a letter home to parents introducing the new science unit and we read What Is Science?

Charlotte the Scientist is Squished is another cute story about a little scientist that loves to experiment but just can't find the space to conduct her experiments.

This science reader matched the version we read for shared reading. We keep all paper books in our book boxes to use during reading workshop.

What is a scientist? is such a good book to include in this unit. After reading we made this anchor chart and illustrated what a scientist does in science journals. 

How cute are these illustrations?!

We glued this sentence frame in our science journal and illustrated.

We learned about science tools, like the hand lens, and observed fall leaves. 

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After learning what a scientist does, it is time to do your first classroom science experiment! 

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How things move

We started exploring how objects moved in science. At the beginning of the unit I asked everyone to bring in an object that moves. Then we took turns sharing out how each object moves. Everyone loved showing the toy they brought and how it moved. Then we sorted the objects by how they move. The kids used this venn diagram to record their findings and as a class we used two hula hoops to sort the real life objects.  

Then we talked about the ways objects move. We learned that they can move quickly or slowly, in a straight or jagged line, backward or forward, upward or downward, or in circles. We made these anchor charts for all the ways objects can move.

We also discussed how objects can move fast and slow. We sorted the pictures and made this anchor chart. Motion: Push and Pull, Fast and Slow is a great book to add to your unit. We read it before sorting the objects.

For shared reading we read this book using our interactive board.

 You can find everything in my How Objects Move unit available on TPT. You can check it out here.