4: The Gift of Our Senses
"Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science." -Edwin Powell Hubble Every person has the capacity to become a scientist. From an early age, humans exhibit a natural curiosity about the world around them. Children constantly ask questions, explore their environment, and experiment with different things. This innate curiosity is at the core of scientific inquiry. Human biology also allows us to connect with our world and gather information about how it works. We are gifted with our five senses to use as our primary tools to explore, investigate and experiment on our curiosities, and test if our theories are true. This week, the kindergarteners used the gifts of their five senses to gather information, test theories, and create new things --- and of course, to have fun. We began the week by putting on our imaginary scientist hats to prepare us for our investigations. Touch Investigation For our investigation using our sen