阅读理解Childrenstartoutasnaturalscientistseagertolookintotheworldaroundthem.Helpingthemenjoysciencecanbeeasy;there'snoneedforalotofscientifictermsorexpensivelabequipment.Youonlyhavetosha

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　　Childrenstartoutasnaturalscientistseagertolookintotheworldaroundthem.Helpingthemenjoysciencecanbeeasy;there'snoneedforalotofscientifictermsorexpensivelabequipment.Youonlyhavetoshareyourchildren'scuriosity(好奇).

　　Firstlylistentotheirquestions.Ioncevisitedaclassroomofseven-year-oldstotalkaboutscienceasajob.Thechildrenaskedme“textbookquestions”aboutschoolingsalary(薪水)andwhetherIlikedmyjob.WhenIfinishedansweringwesatfacingonean-otherinsilence.FinallyIsaid“Nowthatwe'refinishedwithyourlistsdoyouhavequestionsofyourownaboutscience?”

　　Afteralongpauseaboyraisedhishand“Haveyoueverseenagrasshopper(蚱蜢)eat?WhenItryeatingleaveslikethatIgetastomachache.Why?”

　　Thisbeganasetofquestionsthatlastednearlytwohours.

　　Secondlygivethemtimetothink.Studiesoverthepast30yearshaveshownthatafteraskingaquestionadultstypicallywaitonlyonesecondorleasforananswernotimeforachildtothink.Whenadultsincreasetheir“waittime”tothreesecondsormorechildrengivemorelogical(符合逻辑的)completeandcreativeanswers.

　　Thirdlywatchyourlanguage.Onceyouhaveachildinvolvedinasciencediscussiondon'tjumpinwith“That'sright”or“Verygood”.Thesewordsworkwellwhenitcomestoencouraginggooddeeds.Butintalkingaboutsciencequickpraisecansignalthatdiscussionisover.Insteadkeepthingsgoingbysaying“That'sinteresting”or“I'dneverthoughtofitthatwaybefore”orcomingupwithmorequestionsorideas.Neverpushachildto“think”.Itdoesn'tmakesensechildrenarealwaysthinkingwithoutyourtellingthemto.What'smorethiscanturnaconversationintoaperformance.Thechildwilltrytofindtheansweryouwantinasfewwordsaspossiblesothathewillbeasmallertarget(目标)foryourdisagreement.

　　Lastlyshow;don'ttell.Real-lifeimpressionsofnaturearefarmoreimpressivethananylessonchildrencanlearnfromabookoratelevisionprogram.Letchildrenlookattheirfingertipsthroughamagnifyingglass(放大镜)andthey'llunderstandwhyyouwantthemtowashbeforedinner.Ratherthansayingthatwaterevaporates(蒸发)setapotofwatertoboilandletthemwatchthewaterleveldrop.

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