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I really like all of the responses.
This is what I tell my own 7 and 9 year old:
Science is asking questions about the world around us and using what we
taste, hear, see, smell and feel to try to find out the answers to those
questions.
Heather Gibbons
Education Enrichment Manager
Pacific Science Center
200 Second Ave N| Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: 206/443-3636 | Fax: 206/443-6600
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From: Lou Papai
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 3:00 PM
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Subject: Definition of Science for 7 and under
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Ok,
This should generate some interesting responses. I know it has
around here.
We have a Word Wall that was put together as a collaborative project
between us and a local universities early childhood program. They came up
with 53 vocabulary words that can be or are reflected in our Kids Central
area designed for ages 7 and under. What we did was put them all up on a
really cool backing on the wall and then down lower on a separate wall by
the entrance is the 'Word of the Week'. Along with the word is its
definition, a list of "I wonder..." questions centered around the word, and
then a list of additional words the parents can use to extend their
exploration of the main word.
Here's where the fun comes in. A month ago, we had a comment card
that said our definition of the word Science wasn't correct or poorly
written. We passed it around the staff and even polled our Educator
Advisory Committee just for fun. We can't believe how HARD it is to come up
with a simple enough definition that a parent of a 7 or younger age child
could understand and use for the word science.
Here's what we had up: A branch of knowledge or study that investigates and
explains everything in our universe.
So, now we ask you all. Can you helps us come up with a simple, yet
effective definition of the word science for ages 7 and under?
Lou Papai
Education & Public Programs Manager
Science Central
1950 N. Clinton St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
(260) 424-2400, ext. 442
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