Math/Numeracy
These areas can be used to facilitate math experiences.
What is all areas?
The development of first hand appreciation of the outdoors is an example of this type of science.
What is nature study?
The first 2 of 6 steps in scientific inquiry are these.
What are observation and questioning?
Using items such as prisms, pulleys, mirrors, magnets and flashlights are tools and materials used for this.
What is investigating?
Three play stations included in a centre's science area should include these.
What are an exploring area, a resource shelf and a display table?
Rulers, measuring tapes, measuring cups and scales are all considered to be this.
What are measuring instruments?
Biology, botany and zoology are examples of this type of science.
What is life science?
An educated guess is also known as this.
What is a hypothesis?
Items such as pitchers, jars, Ziploc bags and aquariums are containers or tools and materials used for these two concepts.
What are containing and collecting?
A science display should be kept visible in a centre for what length of time.
What is 2-3 weeks.
Nuts and bolts, keys and locks, and cups and saucers are all examples of this math concept.
What is one-to -one correspondence?
Chemistry, geology and physics are examples of this type of science.
What is physical science?
Factors that can be changed in a scientific experience are called these.
What are variables?
Using items such as paper, notepads, cameras, pens and pencils are tools and materials used for this.
What is recording or documenting?
Young children typically work best in which types of settings?
What are informal settings?
Once of the objectives from Curriculum I is related to items like buttons, keys, rocks, shells, beans, etc., and is known by two different names.
What are loose parts or collectible manipulatives?
How things move is an example of this type of math experience.
What is physics?
Analysis of data can be documented and compared using these concepts within scientific inquiry.
What are charting or graphing?
Documenting the growth of a plant over a period of months is a method of this.
What is record keeping?
Record keeping helps children to do this.
What is reflect on past experiences?
If an ECE states that they don't do math because they hate it and are not good at it, the best response is this.
What is math is everywhere?
How things change is an example of this type of math experience.
What is chemistry?
Using one open ended question (OEQ) to facilitate conversation with a child, and then scaffolding by asking additional OEQs, are a way to provoke this type of thinking.
What is divergent thinking
Buckets, containers, bowls and crates are all considered to be these.
What are transportation tools?
Photos, charts, stories and other documentation of scientific experiences can be put together in one of these for each child.
What are portfolios?