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Sid needs to fill his chore chart with stickers in order to get a new rocket ship toy.

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Sid and his friends explore the world around them by using a magnifying glass.

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Sid uses estimation to guess how many seashells are in a jar.

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Sid uses nonstandard measurement to measure a giant blue whale.

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Sid's collection of science tools in his room includes a ruler, estimation jar, chart and magnifying glass.

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Sid explores how fruits and vegetables slowly change.

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When his shoes don't fit him anymore, Sid thinks they're shrinking, then realizes that he is growing.

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Sid finds his ice pops melted, then he learns that ice returns to a liquid state if not kept really cold.

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Sid learns that Grandma's pancakes are always perfect because she cooks them on the stove for the right amount of time.

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Sid and his friends review lessons about transformation, including decay, growth and change caused by heat.

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Genres: Kids family, Special interest, Animation

Network: PBS

Premiere Date: Sep 1, 2008

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Drew Massey

Sid
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Julianne Buescher

May
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Victor Yerrid

Gerald
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Alice Dinnean

Gabriela
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Donna Kimball

Susie
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Mia Ella Mimica

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How to teach a child to do science - Young scientist

Not so long ago in the authoritative scientific journal Biology Letters published an article British schoolchildren 8-10 years old. Children under the guidance of neuroscientist Bo Lotto conducted a real scientific study and found out whether bumblebees can determine by color which flower has sweet nectar and which does not.

Bo came up with the idea for such a study when he told the children how a human, a robot, and a bumblebee perceive the world differently. Instead of filling the children's heads with boring theory and dry facts from the life of bumblebees, Bo suggested that the children conduct their own experiment and find out whether bumblebees would associate nectar with a certain color or all this is nonsense.

The guys prepared their questions, came up with experiments, analyzed the data obtained and substantiated the answers.

Beau Lotto talk at Ted

For their experiments, the children built an “apiary” from hardboard, which they “sowed” with artificial flowers: cones with sweetened and salted water. The guys drew two schemes for the bees, consisting of 12 yellow circles and 4 blue circles and vice versa. Sweetened water was placed on the central circles, and flasks with salt water were placed along the edges. This arrangement was not accidental: the students wanted to see if the bumblebees could find their way to the nectar by looking at the color patterns. Once the bumblebees got used to the nectar being in the middle of the color scheme, the guys removed the treat. However, at 9In 0.6% of cases, bumblebees continued to fly to the center of the pattern.

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The schoolchildren decided to go further and find out how insects determine where nectar is located: by color or location in space? To do this, the guys changed the color of the circles in the center to green. As a result, the bumblebees became confused and chose holes with liquid randomly.

Of course, the study can hardly be called outstanding. But something else is important: children realized that doing science is fun and interesting . One of the guys said: “Science is not boring at all. When you are curious about what and how, you can conduct an experiment and get an answer to your question.

Bo did an important thing: he did not just conduct an experiment, the result of which is known in advance (remember the experiment with copper sulphate or measuring the resistance of a piece of wire in physics lessons), but allowed the guys to be creative in the process and do something that no one had done before.

Interest

To captivate a child with science, it is not necessary to study popular science literature and encyclopedias with him, although this also does not hurt. It is much more important to look for mathematical filling in everyday habitual things, to “discover” physical laws at home and on walks.

Video "The Beauty of Mathematics": https://player.vimeo.com/video/77330591

Children are naturally curious, and this greatly simplifies the task for adults. You don’t have to invent anything, it’s enough to catch the child’s interest in time and kindle it with interesting questions. Do not try to immediately give a ready-made answer, but reason with the child, developing his critical thinking and the habit of testing knowledge with the help of hypothesis and experiment.

The father of the famous physicist Richard Feynman, Nobel Prize winner, one of the creators of quantum electrodynamics and the atomic bomb, also tried to develop in his son an interest in understanding the world around him. He did not force Richard to study physics textbooks, did not load his head with formulas, but simply talked about everything that he saw around: about objects, phenomena, life.

Father taught Richard not just to look, but to peer, penetrating into the essence of things. Do not take anything for granted, but explore and analyze.

Documentary
with Richard Feynman
"Look at the world
on the other side"

“You may know the name of this bird in different languages of the world, but when you finish listing these names, you will not know anything about the bird itself. So let's look at this bird and what it does, that's what matters."

Years later, in an interview, Feynman recalled: “I just got caught as a person who was given something amazing when he was a child, and he is constantly looking for it again. I'm always looking, like a child, for miracles. And I find them!

Walking through the city or the forest throws up a bunch of interesting topics for conversation. Even a simple dandelion can be the subject of interesting thoughts: where do the yellow flowers go, why do its seeds need a parachute, why does it have such a long stem, and why does the dandelion juice not wash out of your pants?

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Or a stray dog runs past with a prickly burdock stuck in its fur. And now the topic for the next conversation is ready - about the journey of plants.

It is important to show the child that science is not limited to school textbooks, and any mathematical patterns can be seen in nature. Show that the logarithm is not a dead formula from an algebra problem book. Snail shells, mountain goat horns, sunflower seeds, pine cone scales, and even our Galaxy are twisted into logarithmic spirals.

Buy your child a magnifying glass and a microscope so that he can examine and study microcosms: mold on an apple, fibers on denim, plant leaves, pollen on flowers, crawling insects, butterfly wings, and even dirt under the nails. This will give rise to new questions in him, with which he will come to you.

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Create an atmosphere

The next stage is to create conditions for immersion in science, to try studying it in collaboration with other people. There are several ways.

Science clubs for children in Moscow , St. Petersburg

Scientific circles. They give the child the opportunity to hone their intellectual skills and try themselves as a biologist, paleontologist, physicist, chemist. Under the guidance of teachers, the children will conduct experiments, solve non-standard problems and make their own projects.

List of summer schools on the Olimpiada.ru website

Science camps. These camps are usually hosted by universities or museums and combine science and leisure activities. Classes are conducted by students and teachers of universities and allow children to expand their knowledge in mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics and other subjects. Instead of lectures, practical classes are usually held with experiments, experiments and scientific research.

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Science festivals. At such festivals, you can visit various workshops, set up experiments, solve puzzles and attend popular science lectures.

Olympics and tournaments. Competitions are held among schoolchildren. Tasks and complex research assignments help develop children's creative abilities and non-standard thinking.

Online resources. Video lectures by scientists and teachers who tell children about science in a simple and fun way.

Make your first science project

The child can choose any interesting topic and conduct a real scientific research. Moreover, the result of the study can be obtained in the form of an article in a children's scientific journal, in the form of a book, presentation, layout, infographic, and even a cartoon. A parent or teacher can become a scientific supervisor and assistant to the child.

Typically, a project is divided into several stages.

Choose a topic. At this stage, the participation of a mentor is important, who will give the child interesting ideas and infect with enthusiasm. Take as an example the topic "How to measure the height of a school with improvised means."

Determine the purpose of the project. It is important to correctly formulate the goal - the desired result that the child plans to achieve as a result of work. It is best to formulate the goal in as simple words as possible. Usually, one of these words is used at the beginning of a sentence: study, find out, find out, investigate, justify, show, check. In our case, the goal of the project is to learn how to measure the height of a building with improvised means, without measuring instruments.

Set a task. After we have clarified the purpose of the project, we need to determine what tasks the child will solve in the research process. To do this, we will consistently answer the question: “What should I do to achieve the goal of the study?” For example, come up with different ways to measure the height of a building, find the easiest way, compare which method most accurately measures the height.

Select research methods. Observations, questioning, counting, measuring, comparing, photographing help to study the phenomena on the basis of which the child forms his hypotheses. Experiments, experiences, layouts, analysis help the child not only collect facts, but check them, systematize and find patterns.

In our study, we will use several methods. First, we will analyze: we will write out various ways to measure the height of objects with improvised means. We will take this information from the Internet and the book of Ya.I. Perelman "Physics at every step". Then we will conduct an experiment: we will measure the school building in different ways. At the end of the study, we will write out the results in a table, compare the numbers and calculate the arithmetic mean.

We will measure the building in five ways:

1. Using the model of an isosceles triangle, one of the legs of which will be a school. To do this, take a triangle and attach it to the eye so that one side is parallel to the ground, and the other coincides with the roof of the building. Let's measure the height of the child and the distance from his feet to the building. It is equal to 12.1 m.

2. Let's take a photo of the child in front of the school. The height of the child is 1.3 m, his height in the photo is 2 cm, the height of the school in the photo is 15.7 cm. Let's determine the actual height of the school: 1.3 × 15.7 / 2. In this case, the height of the school is 10.2 m.

3. Measure the length of the school with a pencil. Let's put the child near the column of the school, and we ourselves will move away so that we can see the whole building as a whole. Let's stretch out a hand with a pencil in front of us so that it completely matches the size of the school. Then rotate the pencil 90 degrees so that it is parallel to the ground, with the base of the pencil aligned with the base of the school. Let's ask the child to move to the side, reach the imaginary tip of the pencil and stop. Now let's measure the distance from the school to the child - this will be the length of the building.

4. On a calm day, we will use a helium balloon with a tied thread as a ruler. Let's release the ball until it reaches the top of the school. We measure the length of the thread and determine the height of the school.

5. On a sunny day, measure the length of the school with a shadow. Let's measure the length of the child's shadow and the length of the school's shadow. Then we bring the measurements to the desired proportions and find out the length of the building: the height of the child / the length of the shadow of the school × the length of the child's shadow.

Now let's compare the results and find out which method turned out to be more accurate.

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Prepare the work, prepare for the defense and questions. In order to successfully defend his project, the child must do all the main work on the project himself, but this does not mean that he should be left alone with the task. A parent or teacher can help define goals, objectives, and sequences of activities, where to look for additional information, and how best to illustrate experiments and show results.

Elena Deep.

how to instill in a child a love for science

Today, it is increasingly possible to hear that children are beginning adults. And this is true: young athletes still perform at the Olympics, and projects developed by schoolchildren appear in the business sphere. With sufficient motivation, any child can grow into a new Evgeny Kaspersky or Sergey Korolev. Oksana Demyanenko, director of the Skolkovo International Gymnasium, tells how to see a penchant for science and instill a love for it.

Provoke questions
An attentive parent who spends a lot of time with a child is usually aware of his predispositions. But this is where one of the main misconceptions lies: children are inquisitive by nature, but this does not guarantee an interest in science in the future. Sometimes the child has enough general information about the subject of interest and quickly switches to a new object.

And sometimes, the notorious “why” tend to look deeper and deeper into one topic, to get to the bottom of the essence of the phenomenon. Such children are very likely to choose a scientific path in the future, unless, of course, adults do not stifle, but support natural curiosity and selflessly listen to children's questions, and, of course, direct them to search for the necessary information. People who ask a lot of questions from childhood have a need to learn something from the very beginning. Checking if your child has a penchant for science, and at the same time not scaring him away, is quite simple: never give him exhaustive answers. Provoke new questions and let your child find answers on their own.

If a child asks new questions, it means that he will be interested in the future. If we maintain this interest, then it will be much easier to develop learning motivation in it.

Thus, the first step is when the child consciously shows interest in new information. However, science is still far away: a system of certain knowledge and research skills are needed. All this will come later.

Monitor concentration
It is important to remember that responsible learning does not equal scientific interest. The future scientist is characterized by perseverance, critical thinking, the desire to build cause-and-effect relationships, and love for working with information. In some cases, all this can manifest itself already in kindergarten. But these traits are most clearly seen in high school.

Children love to do things with their hands, to see the fruits of their labors immediately, to realize their dreams and ideas. If we allow this to be done at the very beginning of the educational path, there is a chance that later, perhaps, some of them - but few - will be interested in the scientific component of such an activity.

This chance is far from 100%. Basic science in its purest form involves the ability to concentrate on the same thing for a long time - which is physically difficult even for teenagers, not to mention younger schoolchildren. The most important thing for parents is not to compare the child with themselves in childhood, to remember that he has different cognitive skills and abilities. Sometimes you can resort to special techniques that improve concentration and the help of a specialist.

Don't Squeeze
Some schools hold project defenses - this is a great way to make your child feel like a researcher. He will develop an idea, implement it alone or in a team, defend it in front of authoritative experts, receive feedback and learn to adequately assess his strengths and weaknesses. A very important life skill. If your school does not have such a practice, you can act as a "customer" and "attestation commission" yourself. And that is why it is important to participate in external competitions, scientific, research, creative, not necessarily at school. There are many of them in the educational space now.

Most often, children with an active interest in science go through all stages of project preparation on their own. But there are cases when, at some stage, things start to “slip”. Sometimes such difficulties kill all interest, and it’s only possible to do something further if the parents force them (it’s better to replace it with “help and keep the process under control”). This cannot be completely avoided - after all, the child does not yet have the proper skill of self-discipline. But it is important to make sure that overcoming difficulties does not turn into a dull routine, this can discourage the desire to engage in science in the future. And the best remedy here is a personal example.

It is important to remember that almost everything comes from the family. If there is a value of education, knowledge in the inner circle, it will most likely be passed on to the child. Interest is formed by going to the museum, watching scientific films and programs, and even just an extensive home library. What is important is observation and what you are talking about in your inner circle. Any child will have a protest at a certain age, you can get out of it without rejection and without losing your emotional connection.

The child should see by example that making mistakes is normal. If something doesn’t work the first time, then you need to start from the beginning and try until you succeed. A focus on results can be shaped by both parents and the school.

Show results
Theory cannot exist without practice, and to maintain scientific interest, the child needs to see the results of his work. Developed projects should not go "on the table". Some can serve as developments for subsequent ideas, and the most successful ones need to be promoted. These can be school events, scientific exhibitions or specialized forums of any level.

The child tries in practice the theoretical knowledge that he has received - this is how he advances in his solvency. As an adult, educated person. If only in theory and with textbooks, nothing will happen.

Today there are plenty of opportunities for aspiring adults to try out their project. And even at serious industry events with already established adults. Children should understand that only high-quality projects need to be brought to public defense. This is a certain responsibility. If you go to the public, if you are ready to represent something, then you have done enough work, and not just picked up on top.

Those whose projects don't get pitched will still get very valuable experience. They will be able to see for themselves that it is real to bring their ideas to life. This is what will complete the formation of love for science in a child. It does not matter at what age he first gets to such a conference, the main thing is that he will know what to strive for and what can be obtained for his work. And the path to the heights of scientific thought begins small.

By the way (editor's note)
In 2022, at the Startup Village conference, Junior Track was included in the business program. This is a special area for projects developed by schoolchildren aged 10 to 17. Moreover, young innovators could not only listen to lectures and communicate with more experienced colleagues. They presented ideas to investors, experts and industry representatives.

An indisputable advantage of real pitches is the opportunity to get real resources to implement your plan.
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