ll include noticing changes, differences, and similarities.
             Keep in mind, the basic and most important process is OBSERVATION.
             Why? How come? What will happen if? These are just a few of the many questions your five-year-old scientists will ask.
             Children can learn to make "smart guesses" about the outcome of investigations, especially if you (as the teacher) help them be comfortable with risk-taking.
             With their five (5) senses as well as tools, such as pulleys, magnifying glasses, balance scales, or flashlights, children can find answers to their questions (and, hopefully, come up with more questions!).
             Children can begin to think of reasons for why certain things happened in their observations and investigations.
             • Many topics invite young children to EXPLORE and LEARN about the natural and physical worlds, which help them develop important science understandings and processes. Some favorites include:
             Changes in our world such as seasons, growth, and life cycles are also worth exploring.
             • What does science mean for children from birth to age seven? "Science as we are defining it is thus quite broad; it involves experimentation, creativity, and problem solving, all of which come into play as children try to understand the world." (Chaille – pg 14)
             • Quite clearly, I feel that children (from birth to age seven) are natural scientists. Why? Because they are interested in the world around them, are curious about how things work, and love to explore and manipulate materials to find out more about them.
             • Learning occurs as a child interacts with the environment using the five (5) senses: seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling. Some theorists say there is a sixth sense, the KINESTHETIC, or the sense of where the body is in the relation to space.
             • For example: look at a baby; offer a new to toy. What does the baby do? The baby looks it...