Science
Before KG · 12 min
My five senses
How do you know the world is there? Five ways.
Ages 2–33 pagesYou: discuss
Will it sink or float?
This spoon, sink or float? Guess before you know.
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- Skill
- Making a prediction and writing it down BEFORE testing
- You will need
- A bowl of water, 5 small objects, Crayons
- Your job
- Observe
- Stage
- KG1 · ages 3–4
I can guess first, then find out, and see if I was right.
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How the fifteen minutes go
The five steps on this sheet, in the order a child meets them. This is what you will actually be doing, not a description of the method.
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Wonder
This spoon, sink or float? Guess before you know.
هَذِهِ الْمِلْعَقَةُ: تَغْرَقُ أَمْ تَطْفُو؟ خَمِّنْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَعْرِفَ.
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Listen
Your grown-up writes down your guess. No changing it later.
يَكْتُبُ الْكَبِيرُ تَوَقُّعَكَ. لَا تَغْيِيرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ.
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Explore
Now drop it in. What happened?
الْآنَ ضَعْهَا فِي الْمَاءِ. مَاذَا حَدَثَ؟
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Share
Tell someone about the one that surprised you.
اِحْكِ لِأَحَدِهِمْ عَنِ الشَّيْءِ الَّذِي فَاجَأَكَ.
What to say, word for word
You do not have to invent the words. Everything in quotation marks is written to be read aloud exactly as it is, fully vocalised, so the pronunciation is decided for you. The grey line under each is what to watch for while you say it.
Before you start
وعاء ماء، وخمسة أشياء صغيرة، ومنشفة. اختر شيئًا مفاجئًا واحدًا: شيء كبير يطفو، أو صغير يغرق.
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Wonder
«هَذِهِ الْمِلْعَقَةُ: تَغْرَقُ أَمْ تَطْفُو؟ خَمِّنْ قَبْلَ أَنْ نُجَرِّبَ.»
لا تُبدِ رأيك بوجهك. الطفل يقرأ وجهك أسرع مما يقرأ الماء.
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Listen
«سَأَكْتُبُ تَوَقُّعَكَ هُنَا. لَنْ نُغَيِّرَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ.»
اكتب توقّعه أمامه بالقلم. الكتابة أمامه هي ما يجعل التوقّع التزامًا حقيقيًا.
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Explore
«الْآنَ ضَعْهَا فِي الْمَاءِ. مَاذَا حَدَثَ؟»
دَعه هو من يُنزل الشيء في الماء. اليد التي تجرّب هي التي تتذكّر.
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think
«هَلْ كُنْتَ مُحِقًّا؟ الْأَمْرُ مُمْتِعٌ بِنَفْسِ الْقَدْرِ إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ.»
احتفِ بالتوقّع الخاطئ بنفس حرارة الصحيح. هنا يُبنى العلم، أو يُقتل.
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Share
«أَخْبِرْ أَحَدًا عَنِ الشَّيْءِ الَّذِي فَاجَأَكَ.»
اجعله يحكي لشخص ثالث. إعادة الحكاية تُثبّت الملاحظة.
Watch for
لاحظ إن كان يغيّر توقّعه بعد أن يرى النتيجة. هذا أهمّ ما تلاحظه في هذه الورقة.
They have got it when
إذا توقّع خمس مرات قبل التجربة، والتزم بتوقّعه المكتوب، فقد فهم الطريقة، بصرف النظر عن صحّة توقّعاته.
Never do this
لا تسمح بتغيير التوقّع بعد رؤية النتيجة، ولو ألحّ. التوقّع المكتوب هو المنهج كلّه.
Three levels in the same pack
Print the one that fits today. Same skill, three depths — and on this sheet they differ like this.
Support
Three objects, one obviously each way.
Fewer items, more pictures, hints included, parent reads the instructions.
Core
Five objects including one surprising.
The standard task, recognition, practice and explanation.
Challenge
Guess WHY, not just what.
Open-ended. Explain why, make your own example, use it somewhere new.
For the grown-up
The same guide that is printed on the back page, so you can read it before you decide to print anything.
The answers
Depends on the objects. Include one surprise, a large light thing that floats, or a small heavy thing that sinks, because the surprise is where the learning is.
If they get stuck
Do the first one together, and let them see you guess wrong.
Common mistakes
- Changing the guess after seeing the result. The written guess is the whole method; protect it.
- An adult saying 'wrong'. The word is 'surprising'.
When they finish early
Try to make something that sinks, float, foil boat, anything.
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