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The Early Years: Developing Observation Skills

Science and Children—September 2010

We typically know children are learning when they are able to make sense of an object’s materials or a situation that was previously a bit mysterious and communicate what they have figured out. But what about observing? One of the process skills listed in the National Science Education Standards (NRC 1996), observation is something students have been practicing all their lives. The objective of this month's lesson is to have children make bubbles and observations about their shape.
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