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For elementary school students

Science laboratory nurturing“a sense of science”

Science laboratory nurturing anddeveloping scientiﬁc literacy

Even a great scientist was a child at ﬁrst.

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Science laboratory nurturing“a sense of science”

What is the cause of“lost interest in science”？
Recently, it is said that more children
are moving away from science. One
reason behind this may be the current
science study as knowledge ; studying
the name of never-seen-before stars
and never-touched-before insects andmemorizing the results ofnever-taken-before experiments. If so,
it must be hard for children to realize
the fun of science in the true sense of
the word. Isn t it important forchildren to extend their interest intoscience out of experience by using theirown eyes, hands, ears, and all thesenses they have?
There are three tickets to enter theworld of science; wondering,
being
surprised, and being impressed.
Without them, it is diﬃcult to learnsomething from familiar things andphenomena. In Kids Lab, the pleasureand fun of science will be taught
through an experiment and an
observation at every lesson. This is anextensive systematized study, instead of
the assembly of separate knowledge.
And, we will elicit desire and pleasure oflearning from children by using not only
textbooks and materials but also
speciﬁc examples always.

There is something more than just interesting.

Children should acquire academic abilities which are describedin PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment).
This is a science laboratory nurturing
and developing world-class skills.
“Scientiﬁc literacy” is the PISA-type academic ability, which can be restatedas “a skill to recognize and solve the problem of the event at hand.” Thisskill will be required in the future regardless of science or liberal arts.
Among the educational advanced countries including Finland, various
eﬀorts for children to learn and think for themselves through experience
have been made. Acquiring “scientiﬁc literacy” may be said as the global
standard education.
◎Experiment and observation-centered lesson structure (to learn proactively)◎Fully developed curriculum(to learn extensively)◎Good and full-scale science experiment(to learn real things)◎Cultivation of descriptive power in science (to be able to learn to write a research paper)

We believe that a series of a study to consider
the outcome deeply, write a report and give a
presentation about mysterious phenomenon
happening in front of childrenʼs eyes will help
children to develop their strength rather thanthe lesson is left “unﬁnished.”

PISA-type academic ability is to think about one s own future activity andto utilize knowledge and skills with their knowledge and experiences.

Kidslab s teaching point
A fully equipped teaching system brings out
the best of the intellectual curiosity of children.
Small-group experiment
The size of the class is small in order
to listen deeply to each child about
his/her opinion responding to the questionof the instructor. Furthermore, for safety
reasons, the small class allows the instructor
to pay close attention to children.

A program for each grade has
36 lessons a year

“Logical thinking,” “descriptive power,” and“presentation skill” serve as the basis fornurturing scientiﬁc literacy, and “intellectualcuriosity” serves as the base of those three. Thedeﬁnition of scientiﬁc literacy is indicated in theright ﬁgure. This may be also deﬁned in otherwords that “the capacity to identify the problem,
to share the information with colleague and tosolve it together cooperatively. This skill will
become a power required not only in scientiﬁc
but also in the variety of ﬁelds.

Scientiﬁc literacy◎The capacity to identify questions, to acquire new knowledge, and to explain thescientiﬁc event and issues◎Scientiﬁc knowledge to draw an evidence-based conclusion and its practical use◎Understanding that the unique aspect of science is a form of human knowledge
and investigation◎Recognizing how science and technology are creating physical, intellectual andcultural environment◎Having a scientiﬁc idea and being involved in scientiﬁc issues spontaneously

Base

Logical thinking

Descriptive powerIntellectual curiosity

Presentation skill

Every child is wearing a Kids Labʼs special lab coat andprovided equipment in the classroom. All thechildren certainly participate in the experiment at eachlesson. *some of the lessons require 2 students in a group toperform the experiment. Even in that case, a lab coat andequipment are provided to each of the student.

Kidslab s Curriculum

Kidslab s Experimental Report

The composition of the curriculum is based on the contents
learned at elementary school and junior high school.
It fosters a greater understanding of knowledge.

Corresponding to the changing tendency of entrance
examinations. Children will acquire the powers ofexpression and description by writing a report.

Four ﬁelds of science are learned in balance either as “a whole year curriculum foreach grade” or as “a unit curriculum in which a same subject is repeatedly learned
for better understanding across grades.” By taking Kids Labʼ s lessons continuously,children will increase their intellectual curiosity about various events and acquire an
attitude to learn spontaneously.

Writing the discoveries and questions that children have noticed through the experimentby expressing with pictures and text will foster a rich expressivity and descriptive power.
Furthermore, these report writings will become the basis for writing assignments atuniversity and presentation materials at the work place in the future.

Understanding the properties
and structures of materials.
Laboratory equipments areutilized, too.
● How to use a scale balance

Various animals and plants areobserved in the classroom todevelop observant eyes.

Chemistry● Seasonal plants● Nature of aqueous solution● Insect observation● Gas, liquid and solid

Biology● Chemical reaction

Challenge to big scale themes.
Focus on natural environment.
● Seasonal constellation● The earth and the moonPhysics● Observation of killiﬁsh

Scientiﬁc clariﬁcation of variousphenomena.
Discovering a law of nature hidingin the familiar phenomena.
● Heat ● Magnet, electric magnet〈Example of a curriculum: for third grade student〉
AugustDecember

Mixture classiﬁcation (1) Filtration
Mixture classiﬁcation (2) Evaporation
Micro-world

Light bulb study(1) Letʼ s deconstruct a light bulb!
Light bulb study(2) Edison bulb
Light bulb study(3) Letʼ s make an arc lamp!

Oxygen(2) Collection and properties
Oxygen and carbon dioxide
Winter constellationMay

September

January

June

July

Germination(1) Conditions for germination
Germination(2) Does stem bend?
Visibility of stars

Conclusion

The experiment is followed by conclusion.
Children will note what that they have found,
noticed and felt from the experiment.
Writing and summarizing the experiment will
help children to develop their ability toorganize the content and descriptive power.

● Electric current and voltage● How clouds are formed

Battery in serial and parallel
Miniature bulb in serial and parallel
Black box circuit

Study of symbols and units

The symbols and units being used in scienceand arithmetic are learned in detail whenchildren write their report. Working onsummarizing the experimental data correctly
and rationally is also an important step toimprove the technique of report writing.

● Atmospheric pressure, pressure● Rock observation

Root and stem
Structure of stem
Observation of killiﬁsh

Experiment

Even fundamental and basic things arecarefully checked one by one. Children
deeply think “why does it become so?” and“how should it be done?” and then they will
express in writing. By repeating this work, aproblem-solving skill will be fostered.

● Pendulum, scale● The earth and the sun

AprilObservation

The basis of science is observation. Children
observe the materials used in the experiment
carefully and note questions and discoveries.
The scientiﬁc thinking will be created only indeveloping micro and macroscopic
observant eyes.

● Tullgrenʼs funnel method● Germination

Geography

Academic ability of global standards

Lab coat and equipment for each child

Each grade has 36 lessons per year. Basically, children
will learn the contents of 2 grades in advance. If all thecurriculums are taken, almost all the units to the third year ina junior high school will be covered.

● Combustion

A whole picture to nurturescientiﬁc literacy

Experiments are sometimes cooperative works with friends.
Children learn the concept of cooperation; “working together to do things”,
while they are conducting experiments cooperatively and discussing each other.
The fully equipped teaching system will draw out the intellectual curiosity ofchildren to the greatest degree possible.

Size of solid ﬁgure
Dissolution of alum
Recrystallization of alum

October

Wonder of ice
Formation of ice
Carbon dioxide(1) What is CO2 made from?

November

Carbon dioxide(2) Collection and properties
Carbon dioxide(3) Letʼ s make Ramune!
Oxygen(1) What is oxygen made from?

Heat conduction Liquid
Heat conduction Solid
Heat conduction Gas

February

Heat transfer
Tullgrenʼ s funnel method
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Example :A report of a 1st grade student