Scientists observe using their five senses. Scientists make theories. Scientists ask questions. Room 221 community members were scientists today. In teams of 3 they looked closely at eggs. The children thought about what they could see, touch, feel and hear. Then they used this thinking to develop questions.
In the final minutes, the scientists sat in a circle to discuss their findings. Sadly, our time was cut short (gladly, we got to go to media :o), but a few thoughts came out of our meeting. First of all, the scientists noticed that when shaken the egg made a sound. Some theorized that the yolk inside the egg made the sound. This led to questions (my favorite part :o). Is the yolk the only thing inside the egg? Is it yellow or white? Which is heavier, the white part of the yellow part? Finally, one scientist suggested that the yolk can't fill up the entire egg. If it did, it wouldn't be able to move and therefore wouldn't make a sound.
Ask your scientist what they noticed about their egg today. I can't wait until next week's meeting!
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