MEIPN Montessori (Early Childhood) Training Physical Sciences “There is no other beginning to learning than wonder” -Plato   Instructor: Dr. Mark Roddy Date: April 29, 2017 8:00 AM – 5:00PM Site: Seattle University – Loyola 302 Contact: (206)296-5765 mroddy@seattleu.edu

Physical Science for early childhood What should we teach? How do we teach? Where are the resources?

Next Generation Science Standards K-5 Physical Sciences Forces and Interactions: Pushes and Pulls Energy Physical Science 5th Matter and its Interactions Energy 1st Waves: Light and Sound 4th Waves: Waves and Information 2nd Matter and its Interactions 3rd Motion & Stability: Forces and Interactions 4th Energy http://www.nextgenscience.org/search-standards-dci

Different kinds of science activities: Brief but purposeful directed experiences; these are often discrepant events Demonstrations Extended sequence of experiences, guided by T’s questions, evolving but still somewhat linear Investigations Still purposeful but much more open-ended and student -directed Intentional Environments

Science Questions What do you see? (observe) What do you wonder? (reflect) What do you think? (infer) What do you want to do next? (experiment)