Lesson One sure way to spark students interest in science is to get them actively involved in it.
Students are naturally curious about their surroundings.
The challenge for educators is to capitalize on this interest and gradually move students toward ideas that make sense out of nature. Students should have many opportunities to directly observe a variety of plants and animals in and out of the classroom. Students should be encouraged to share the information that they collect, using a combination of pictures, words, graphs or other representations. By sharing, discussing and comparing information, students can begin to develop some collective understandings about the natural world. The following Science Update can be used on its own, or as an introduction to an in depth investigation of students' local surroundings.