Elementary Science Leaders Sept. 24 – 27, 2012 Dialogue # 1 Resource: What Do Scientists Do?

1. Elementary Science LeadersSept. 24 – 27, 2012 Dialogue # 1 Resource:What Do Scientists Do? The 5 E’s Lesson, What Do Scientists Do? was adapted from the Science for Children Summer 2012 issue: Teaching Through Trade Books, Setting the Stage for Science article by Emily Morgan and Karen Ansberry.

2. What Do Scientists Do? (Engage) • Draw a picture of a scientist doing his or her job. • Include details such as - What kinds of tools the scientist is using - What kind of environment he/she is working in (lab, outdoors, planetarium, museum, space, etc.) - What he/she is learning about • Includea short sentence that describes the drawing in the form of “Scientists _______” (for example, “Scientists ask questions” or “Scientists study fossils”)

3. What Do Scientists Do? (Explore) • Look over the set of 26 verbs word cards. • Discuss each word in the set with your group to determine what it might have to do with the work that scientists do. • Questions to Think About: Were some easy to figure out? Were others harder to figure out? Are there any you are still not sure about? Were any of the verbs the same as the ones you used in your ‘Scientists _______’ sentences?

4. What Do Scientists Do? (Explain) As the book, S Is for Scientists: A Discovery Alphabet is being read aloud, listen for the words on the cards in order to find out how each applies to the work that scientists do.

5. S is for Scientists: (Elaborate)A Discovery Alphabet During science time this school year we will be doing many of the things that scientists did in the book. We will create a class version of a scientists’ alphabetbook. Each of youwill be assignedone of the words from the book and your challenge is to take a photograph or make a drawing of yourself or your classmate(s) that clearly illustrates that verb. You will also write a few sentences explaining how the verb is being shown in the photo or drawing and how it applies to science.