What do scientists do

We've been talking about what a scientist is and what they do. I had them help me draw a scientist on the board. I wish I had pictures...but DANG, I forgot my phone at home! On the scientist, they drew glasses, lab coat, potions, crazy hair. It was FUNNY! After they were finished, I told them that the picture was great, BUT that doesn't look like a scientist. Scientists are in THIS classroom! WE ARE SCIENTISTS! :) I used Deanna Jump's "What do Scientist Do?" freebie book to talk to my…

First grade science. What do scientists do? We are scientists! Anchor chart

Can we just talk for a second about how amazingly awesome and inspiring Pinterest is!? LOVE IT. And I don't mean love it like you love your cool zebra striped pencil. I mean, like I LOVE it! I have been taking soooo many fabulous ideas from Pinterest since I started (about two weeks ago). I know, that's an insanely short amount of time to fall in love, but if you know about Pinterest already, then you totally understand and don't think it's creepy or weird. So, I may have stolen some cool…

Free 'What Scientists Do' visuals

What scientists do -- Kindergarten science

We have just begun a weather unit due to some extra homeroom time! I thought this would be a fitting unit due to the 6th snow day we just recently had -- it has been a winter to remember!! (or to forget!) We started by brainstorming about science, since this will be our first science unit of the year. We made science journals and talked about what science is and what a scientist does. As soon as the kiddos heard the word science their ears were listening and eyes were watching. This is a…

Scientist anchor chart

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I missed posting about this at the beginning of the year, but I thought I would go ahead and post it now. My friend Shelly shared with me so...