FIELD TRIPS : SCIENCEWORKS LAB : All About Our Senses

Explore their five senses. Can you taste a sound? Smell a color? Come play with us and explore sight, sound, smell and touch!

State of Michigan Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Pre-Kindergarten, 2004

• Children begin to develop skills of comparing and classifying objects, relationships and events in their environment. (HSCOP-M 3.2.1, 3.2.4, 3.3.2, 3.3.3)
• Children show a beginning awareness of scientific knowledge related o living and nonliving things. (HSCOF 4.2.1, 4.2.2)
  

All About Our Senses Pre-visit Materials

During Your Visit to the ScienceWorks Lab students will be expected to:

• Sit in tables of 6 students and (at least) 1 adult
• “Stop, look and listen” at the Lab teacher’s request
• Work cooperatively with one another at the table
• Follow the hands-on procedures just as the Lab teacher or assistant explains them
• Handle materials and equipment carefully

It is important that teachers and chaperones:

• Help to focus the students’ attention
• Assist students with the hands-on activities and experiments when necessary
• Turn off cell phones and pagers during the class

Vocabulary

All About Our Senses Post-visit Activity

Post-visit activities will help reiterate new concepts and tie the ScienceWorks Lab experience to your classroom curriculum. Below you will find a classroom activity and a list of suggested resources for further information. We hope that you enjoyed your field trip. Visit us again!

Suggested Resources

Books

Internet

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