Kids and science seem to be made for each other!
The basic science is a combination of thought and experiment called the scientific method. It’s where you start with an idea, create a way to prove or disprove your idea, and show what you learned based on facts. Learning to follow this process helps you think logically and carefully. These important thinking skills can be used in many areas of study. To give a child practice with these thinking skills is like giving vitamins to a developing mind.
One of the greatest things we can teach our children is to love learning. Learning science is a great way to do so. Children are easy to be interested in science. Because much of science is hands-on, it attracts most children. Nothing makes a child sit up and take notice like the “WOW!” of a great science showing.
Science opens doors to many subjects at school. Building love for science can be helpful in other areas of study. For example, one cannot love science for very long without becoming good at its language-math! So science encourages children to study math. An interest in science is an interest in how things were once understood compared to how they are understood now. Thus studying science lends itself easily to studying history. And after you do an experiment, you need to write a lab report. Therefore, writing becomes an important part of science.
Science is the basic thing for much of our life. The science of farming shows how our food is produced; biomedical science keeps us healthy; even our beds these days are designed according to scientific facts. We almost eat, sleep and breathe with the help of science! When we prepare the next generation of voters, creators and policy makers, it is important to make sure they are not only comfortable but also good at science.
4. According to Paragraph 2, what does learning the scientific method mean to kids?
A.Learning to do experiments. | B.Learning many areas of study. |
C.Helping them develop thinking skills. | D.Refusing any ideas that are not logical. |
5. Which of the following statements would the author agree with?
A.Science is too difficult for children. | B.Children usually consider science boring. |
C.Science can arouse children's interest in learning. | D.Children who are careless shouldn't learn science. |
6. What happens to a child who works hard at science at school?
A.He usually has no time for other subjects. | B.He usually loses interest in other activities. |
C.He is usually bad at such subjects like history. | D.He is likely to learn many other subjects well. |
7. What would be the best title for the text?
A.Why Kids Should Learn Science | B.Why Science Is Important |
C.How Kids Can Make Use of Science | D.What Kids Should Learn at School |