Even 5 Year Olds are Scientists

Today I worked with a group of New Entrant children. Some of them have been at school for 7 weeks and some only for 1 day.

The students had to think about which things make light. They were great scientists and talked about things they had seen to help them decide.



Some said that the moon makes light because you see it glowing at night. But others thought that the moon's light comes from the sun - and they were right.

Some thought that a mirror makes light because sometimes it goes bright. But others knew that a mirror doesn't really make light.

They knew that fire makes light so a match and candle must make light too.

Next week we hope it is sunny so we can get outside and investigate the sun's light.