Preschool activities that promote scientific inquiry

It’s Wednesday, and here at Preschool Ponderings, that means time to focus on the standards.  Every Wednesday I choose an Early Learning Standard and share a number of activities that can be aligned with that particular standard.  Remember, the Standards that I use every day, and am most comfortable with are Ohio’s Early Learning Development Standards – you can review them here, however I’ve found that even if your State’s standards differ, many of these activities can still be aligned similarly. I’ve rounded up some great ideas today!

Domain: Science
Strand: Science Inquiry and Application
Topic: Inquiry

This standard is all about scientific exploration. It encourages children to engage in investigations, make observations and predictions, identify relationships, and explore using simple scientific tools.