Answering Your Children's Science Questions
In the first grade, your child is likely to have many science questions as they learn their different lessons. It is important for you to answer these questions as best you can. If you honestly don't know the answer, find the answer along with your child. Maybe you can both look online for the answer or read through your child's science book together.
Answering your child's science questions is vital to their science learning. Brushing off their questions or giving them bogus answers can cause your child not only to lose faith in you when they find the proper answers, but it can also turn them off science when they see that you are not interested in it. Make sure you answer your child's science questions clearly and explain the concept to them so you're sure that they understand it.
When answering questions, don't go too in depth with your answers or over‐complicate the answer. Sometimes a simple question of “what is water?” can get really complicated if you go into the combination of elements to create compound molecules. Just answer the question your child asked simply and see if they are happy with the answer before you begin providing more information. Sometimes providing too much information can confuse your first grader and stop them from asking you questions because in their mind, you don't make sense.
Next, ask your child questions to see if they understood the answer to their initial question. Don't forget to discuss examples between the two of you and ask your child for an example too. This will assure you that the question has been answered and understood.
If you didn't know the answer to the question and you found the answer along with your child, make sure that you both understand it well. Answering a science question side by side with your child will make your child feel good because you are taking time out to help them, and children like feeling that there are things they can discover along with you.
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