| Not all kids like all subjects, but it seems that science is | | | | that answer. |
| the hardest for ordinary kids to get interested in. This | | | | Tip three: |
| could be because that a lot of parents themselves are | | | | Do hands-on projects with them to help them learn |
| not interested in science and kids seem to pick up on | | | | how to think critically and figure out how things work. |
| that. Teachers try everything that they can think of to | | | | For example you can bake cookies with children and |
| make their subjects interesting and most of the time it | | | | teach them about how mixing the ingredients together |
| works. Teachers who have passion for their subject | | | | turn the separate ingredients into something else |
| are a lot more effective in getting kids interested in a | | | | entirely. You can also teach them about temperatures |
| subject than teachers who just sit and lecture a | | | | when the cookies are in the oven. No matter the age |
| student. | | | | you can find some type of hands-on thing to do to |
| As a parent you might be wondering how you can get | | | | relate to science. The key is to engage in conversation |
| your child interested in science. The first step is to | | | | with your child and have them think things through. |
| become active and interested in what your child is | | | | Tip four: |
| doing. This is probably the most important thing you | | | | Help your child get involved in more science related |
| can do to get your child interested in anything. By | | | | activities at school. Encourage them to participate in |
| showing your child that you are interested in what they | | | | the Science Fair and help them with their project. Or if |
| are doing makes you child feel like they are doing | | | | they are involved in Scouts take advantage of their |
| something worthwhile. Because they are feeling | | | | Scouting projects and turn them into a fun science |
| important they will approach science with a new zest | | | | lesson. Your children do not realize just how much |
| for learning. | | | | science actually affects our every day lives. |
| Here are a few tips to help get your child interested in | | | | Tip five: |
| science. | | | | Encourage your child to investigate and experiment. |
| Tip one: | | | | The main part of science is investigating what you |
| Do not wait for school to start before trying to teach | | | | think and trying to see if it will work. For example if |
| your child about science. Start teaching them stuff at a | | | | your child wants to play in the snow and build a |
| young age. The great thing about science is that you | | | | snowman/snow chair let them try it out. Give them the |
| can gear it towards any age. For example when you | | | | tools they can use or ask them what they might need |
| are taking a walk in the spring you can talk with your | | | | and provide it for them. If their idea does not work you |
| child about why flowers are starting to grow this time | | | | can suggest the build the platform first and then put a |
| of year. | | | | snowman's head on the back of the platform. But let |
| Tip two: | | | | them try their ideas without discouraging them. |
| Take advantage of your child's natural curiosity. Kids | | | | Science does not have to be boring; by taking the time |
| love to ask questions, they always want to know how | | | | to answer your child's question or by having them |
| something works, why something does that, how | | | | answer their own question you are teaching them |
| something is made, and anything else that they can | | | | about science. Buying them that butterfly habitat is also |
| think to ask. Rather than telling them the answers | | | | teaching them about science. And the best news is it |
| simply ask questions of your own. Ask them what | | | | is all fun and interesting for them. |
| they think the answer is and how they came up with | | | | |