Bubble-ology at different ages
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Bubble-ology: Pre-Schoolers
Bubble-ology can be a fun science activity for people of all ages. We provide these generalizations as guidelines about what children at different ages might do during Bubble explorations at the Discovery Center’s Experiment Station, in the kitchen at home, or at school. Listed below are science and technology process skills that children may be practicing during their explorations. Please remember: each child develops at a different rate, so some children in each age group may be able to do some of the things described in the age group before or after their own.
How might pre-schoolers explore Bubble-ology?
Observe - PreSchoolers
Preschoolers can describe a bubble's movement, and the movement of the colors on the outside of a bubble.
Preschoolers can count the number of bubbles they see in a bubble tray.
They can learn from their peers, by observing how other children use the bubble tools.
Predict - PreSchoolers
A dark spot appears on the top of a bubble, right before it bursts.
Pre-schoolers can watch for this spot to appear, and predict when the bubble will pop.
Use Tools - Preschoolers
Preschoolers have better motor skills and greater breath control than toddlers, so they can experiment with adding air to bubbles both quickly and slowly, determined by how fast they blow through the straw.
Preschoolers can choose different bubble tools that will allow them to make small and large bubbles.