Investigation File: Aliens and Outer Space
March 10, 2016, 10:06 AM
It all happened one day when two of our children found some mysterious bowls in the play kitchen area. They tested the bowls by placing them on their faces. Suddenly, they were aliens!
Other friends joined in the conversation
and fun, wondering about aliens, space, and beyond. As the week went by, we had
some inventive alien looks in the class using things they found in the
classroom. We then imagined and explored what outer space might look like and
how people might travel through space.
Bringing in books and pictures about
planets and galaxies, we noticed there are many planets, but each very
different. By understanding the distance of the planets from the sun, we
learned that some planets are hot (as they are closer to the sun) and some
planets are cold (as they are further away from the sun). We wondered what
other planets look like - is there land, water, food, and toys?
Imagining what space might look like
Jupiter is a real planet
Aliens in space! Aliens are far away and they live in spaceships
We can have robots in space. There is water!
Mommy and daddy want to go to space
Some planets are hot. They are red.
Everyone got excited when the conversation
turned to aliens. The children had the following questions regarding aliens:
What
do their eyes look like?
What do their noses look like?
What do their eyebrows look like?
Do they eat moon rocks?
Do they eat carrots?
We then talked about earth, where we live,
and the reason we live on earth. The children observed that a globe has some
green and a lot of blue. They also noticed that the globe spins. We talked
about how earth is just right for humans.
The children were very engaged when
learning about earth, planets, space, and beyond. We will continue our
investigation for reporting.
Pretend space station play
Playing with space sand
Art with shaving cream and
paint
Tin foil art of planets
and aliens
Signing off,
Karen & Michelle
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