Compost

It is that time again where we assess the progress in our compost bin. This on-going project is a favorite, as all students participate and contribute to our recycling and reusing of old materials. We love seeing the soil that we have created and cant wait to put it to good use this spring as we plant new things! What a great lesson for children about life cycles and environment.

As stated in the Nevada State preschool standards the 4 main science goals are:

To enhance children’s natural and instinctual observational skills.

To support and guide children’s curiosity and their need to experiment.

To encourage exploration and discovery.

To highlight the wonders of the world around them.

These goals continue to be addressed throughout our science curriculum and the activities that students are engaged in at HO4K.

Students tested their past hypotheses as to which materials would decompose over time and which would not. Here students sort out objects such as a pen, spoon, plastic stickers off the fruit, wipee, paper clip, bracelet, straw, plastic wrapper, ribbon, yarn.....and a plastic cup! These results were concrete and observable, making it easy for the children to draw their own conclusions. These early explorations and experiments will help young children to gain a greater understanding of the world around them.