Anyway, I'm starting off by creating a sense of wonder in the adults by doing a bit of "milk-cow-motion" as an engagement activity. If you haven't done this one before, you can play along at home. You'll need a small dish of milk, food coloring, a toothpick, and a drop of detergent. Go ahead and collect the items. I'll wait.
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Add a drop of food coloring (your choice of color or colors) at the N, S, E, W points of the milk. What do you see happening? Not much?
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Milk, Food Coloring, and Detergent by Moonflower CC-BY-NC-SA |
Okay, now put a drop of detergent on the end of the toothpick and dip the toothpick in the middle of the dish.
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Milk, Food Coloring, and Detergent by Moonflower CC-BY-NC-SA |
Ooooo. Ahhhhh. Pretty colors.
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Milk, Food Coloring, and Detergent by Moonflower CC-BY-NC-SA |
We'll talk about that for a few minutes before thinking about the inquiry cycle, sample ideas for 3 - 5 year olds, and how it all relates to the benchmarks. Presto! Pre-school science in 20 minutes or less.
I'm told that this is a fun group of people to work with. They're interested in whatever information can be shared and receptive to new ideas. It should be a nice way to end the day, even with the surprise of looking at benchmarks for toddlers. Whatever happened to just being a kid?
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