Science at Home HandoutParents are their children’s first educators and often spend time developing their children’s love of learning with activities done at home. However, science is often overlooked as many parents are unsure how to reinforce scientific learning. When teachers partner with families, students’ motivation to learn is increased, learning is reinforced, and curiosity about science topics is encouraged. For this assignment, create a 500-750 word Science at Home handout to give to families showing them ways they can be involved with their children’s science learning at home. Select an age range/grade and 2-3 science standards to focus on. Include the following in your handout:
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. Requirements: 500-750 words So in the attached sheet I have the standards that I will be using and this is for 4-5 year old students. The highlighted items on the attached sheet are the things that have to be incorporated into this assignment also be sure to add at least 2 resources. Thank you. Answer preview A few science standards or topics are meaningful to 4K level between the ages of 4-5 years group and would make great topics for a scene at home handbook. Among them are the qualitative and quantitative observations and the sources of energy. Children from the preschool level and beyond can easily understand the different sources of matter by watching experiments and diagram illustrations (Kekuluthotuwage & Fernando, 2017). Also, topics on differentiating between living and nonliving things and the characteristics of different animals can help them understand their environment better. Finally, 4K students can be taught science topics that elaborate the earth’s materials and how living things use them. (673words)
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