Children who are engaged in learning about science and nature are also learning strategies for active exploration and investigation, thinking, questioning and problem solving. When children learn more about nature, they're also learning to care for the well-being of others and the environment.
You can encourage your kids to discover nature by making the outdoors accessible and engaging them with open ended questions such as “What do you think might happen?” or “What do you see happening?”. Support children by encouraging them to come up with their own explanations.
Science is a part of all our day to day activities so encourage kids to play with water and ice, experiment with mixing baking soda and vinegar, or even take apart old equipment to see how things work.
Nature and science are the perfect tools to get children to experience not just the wider world, but themselves. They'll be smarter, better able to get along with others, healthier and happier!