I have struggled to do science well this year. We have had some successes, but have been struggling to get into a good flow. And then today Bug suggested that he go look for things outdoors and learn about them. I had already been thinking along these lines, so I was more than happy to agree.
For some reason we then had a long argument about whether he should be required to take a photo of whatever it is that he found. I insisted that he would need to take a photo, identify the plant, animal, rock, or other object, research it, write about it in his own words, and cite his source.
Bug was able to do this really well and is making his nature journal in Google docs. He chose our neighbor's ornamental cherry tree for his first entry, and I am so pleased with the result. It was good writing and research practice as well as science learning. And it was very much self initiated with just a little guidance from mom.
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