Volunteering for “Science Is Elementary”
Today was my first class as a volunteer for the Science Is Elementary initiative. I, along with several other volunteers, introduced a class of kindergarten students to the world of science. It was a blast. We introduced the children to the concepts of simple geometric shapes (e.g., spheres), making predictions (e.g., how many times will a ball bounce) and recording the results of an experiment (e.g., making a simple bar graph).
I admit to a certain amount of trepidation. After all I’m a middle-age single guy with no children of my own. Would I be able to get the kids to pay attention? Could I make the lesson fun? It turns out that it’s actually pretty easy thanks in large part to the lesson plans and hands-on materials that SIE provides.
As a lifelong lover of science and learning how the world works I hope to help inspire a new generation. I encourage you to do the same. If not via a program like SIE then perhaps through something like SMART (Start Making a Reader Today).