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 Creating a Science Center

Creating a science center is a great opportunity to involved children in the wonders of science. In most cases, you won’t need any special school supplies to get started. Start with a small space and create opportunities for children to use the center individually or in small groups. If you don’t have classroom space, create a science center outdoors without any special teacher supplies. Remember, effective science learning is all about physical contact with materials and having the time to investigate and manipulate those materials. Instead of looking for unique school supplies, use some ordinary items and challenge your students to find out how they work.

For example, you can create a pulley system, set out magnifiers, mirror and magnets, grow mould or study the science of the weather. None of these activities require any special school supplies and will encourage students to learn more about the world they live in. By creating a science center without any unique teaching supplies you’ll demonstrate to students that science is everywhere and just waiting to be explored in every aspect of their lives.

While teaching, remember to take advantage of every opportunity. Instead of using strict school supplies, check out the rain that’s falling that day, or compare different types of mud from student’s shoes. Before you know it, your experiences will enable you to create your own teacher supplies and other teachers will be asking for a copy of your teacher created materials.