1. MEIPN Montessori (Early Childhood) Training Physical Sciences
“There is no other beginning to learning than wonder”
-Plato
Instructor: Dr. Mark Roddy
Date: April 29, :00 AM – 5:00PM
Site: Seattle University – Loyola 302
Contact: (206)

2. Physical Science for early childhood
What should we teach?
How do we teach?
Where are the resources?

3. Next Generation Science Standards K-5 Physical Sciences
Forces and Interactions: Pushes and Pulls
Energy
Physical Science
5th Matter and its Interactions
Energy
1st Waves: Light and Sound
4th Waves: Waves and Information
2nd
Matter and its Interactions
3rd Motion & Stability: Forces and Interactions
4th Energy

4. Different kinds of science activities:
Brief but purposeful directed experiences; these are often discrepant events
Demonstrations
Extended sequence of experiences, guided by T’s questions, evolving but still somewhat linear
Investigations
Still purposeful but much more open-ended and student -directed
Intentional Environments

5. Science Questions What do you see? (observe)
What do you wonder? (reflect)
What do you think? (infer)
What do you want to do next? (experiment)