Borger, Texas is a stone’s throw from Amarillo… where the people are friendly and the teachers are mad about science (crazy, that is). Jackie Marshall and Tana Stephens invited me to share some strategies and best practices for integrating more hands-on science into the elementary curriculum. What does that mean? In a nutshell, it means doing lots of science that gets students to think. It means playing with concoctions that ooze, bubble, fizz and erupt. It means making predictions, observations and discoveries. It also means learning how to fail, how to be honest with your observations and how to learn from your discoveries.
Best of luck to all of the early childhood and elementary teachers in the Borger ISD. Shake those cans of soda, drop those Mentos in the Diet Coke and inspire children to wonder, discover and explore.