Science Investigation 1: Getting to Know Wood

Kindergartners have been learning what it means to be a scientist.  We have learned that scientists begin their study by asking questions.  The next step is to make a good hypothesis and do some investigations to reach a conclusion.  Our class follows this scientific method with each lesson.  We have discussed where wood comes from and looked at five samples: Redwood, Pine, Basswood, Particleboard, and Plywood.  We concluded that wood comes from different trees, and some wood is made in factories.  We have also discussed things made of wood.  We did a wood hunt in our classroom and labeled things made from wood.  The class recorded what they are learning about wood in their Science Notebook.