So far, we have shared a lot of documentation that focuses more on the "non-fiction" aspects of our Science curriculum. Since Three-Year-Olds are fairly rooted in the imaginary, we used a bit of science fact to inspire a bit of science fiction, specifically, an exploration of space; the final frontier!
We raided the local library for image heavy books about the US space program. The book 'Exploring Space With an Astronaut' by Patricia J. Murphy was especially well received. The Frogs spent a lot of time poring over the photos of Astronauts working and living on the international space station. They asked a lot of questions about what they saw; " Why are they floating up?", "Why do they have seat belts?", Why are they wearing those helmets?", and the inevitable; "Can I have a helmet like that?"
Well, with a little creativity, some recycled milk jugs and soda bottles, and a bunch of silver spray paint, Yes you can!
After learning about how Astronauts need to have oxygen tanks to breathe in space, it was decided that we needed to build a few of those, too...
Once we had the outfits right, we needed a little atmosphere. First, we made "Moon Mud"...
Then, Robots!
...but that's another post!!!
We raided the local library for image heavy books about the US space program. The book 'Exploring Space With an Astronaut' by Patricia J. Murphy was especially well received. The Frogs spent a lot of time poring over the photos of Astronauts working and living on the international space station. They asked a lot of questions about what they saw; " Why are they floating up?", "Why do they have seat belts?", Why are they wearing those helmets?", and the inevitable; "Can I have a helmet like that?"
Well, with a little creativity, some recycled milk jugs and soda bottles, and a bunch of silver spray paint, Yes you can!
After learning about how Astronauts need to have oxygen tanks to breathe in space, it was decided that we needed to build a few of those, too...
Once we had the outfits right, we needed a little atmosphere. First, we made "Moon Mud"...
Then, Robots!
...but that's another post!!!
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