Already this year we have had some record high temperatures as Spring has moved in upon us. In today's education commentary Dr. Jim Uphoff helps us focus on how timely this season is to help our children Spring into Science as an important part of their learning.
Spring is a great time of the year to spark the interest of our children in science.
Their natural curiosity fits very well with a major element of the study of science. The Scientific Method is alive and well in life and it is as well in school. The challenge for us as adults is to help children from pre-school through high school to become better observers of nature and the world around them. This means guiding the young in capturing the major activity of Spring via such actions as birds building nests, plants and flowers of all types sprouting, and the emergence of many types of insects. I can remember vividly our son's rapt attention and focus as he and his grandmother spotted ants busy with their work on and around a sidewalk near our home.