Tips for Promoting Science Exploration

What Does SEE Expect Children and Families to Learn and Do?

Through the Science and Everyday Experiences (SEE) Initiative, we expect children and families to:

• Gain a better understanding of informal science education and science inquiry and how both support in-school science learning.
  
• Understand how science is connected to everyday experiences.

Tips for children and families who want to learn more about science:

• Visit science museums, zoos, botanical gardens, planetariums, and other science centers.
• Watch science tv shows for children and adults.
• Listen to science radio shows.
• Explore science topics using resources in the local library, including books, the Internet, videotapes, and the resource librarian.
• Do family science experiments and projects.
• Read science newspaper articles and/or magazines.

Tips for parents and guardians who want to foster informal science learning:

• Keep a family informal science journal of experiments and other activities, including pictures.
• Enroll kids in science camps, workshops, or other programs.
• Conduct informal science activities at family events, including family reunions and birthday parties.
• Buy science toys, books, and kits.
• Encourage children to participate in science competitions, including science fairs and essay competitions.
• Encourage children to earn science scout badges.
• Check local recreation centers, newspapers, and museums for listings of nature walks and science talks.
• Talk about science topics that interest you, and ask children for their opinions and ideas!