... the correct way of using equipment if needed. Not everything you observe can be tasted or touched or even smelt. Therefore many observation activities need supervision. However, I feel that observation is a very important and essential aspect to science, which I believe needs to be taught from an early age. Science lessons are very much based on observation therefore; to be successful at many science activities you have to learn the basic skills of observation. I think children as young as three years should be taught how to use observation. Within the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage there is a section on how observation can influence planning. I feel this example is relevant to how I feel about children and observation and how easy it is to make observation fun and interesting. It talks about finding a stimulus that the children are interested in. It states that observation can ...

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