What Do Scientists Do?
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What's Inside
Let's discover what scientists do! Science is the magic in the universe just waiting to be discovered.
Read this book one on one and talk about what scientists do and why science matters. It gives children a simple first look at science words and ideas in a short, friendly format. It works well for early readers who are learning science vocabulary. Read it aloud slowly and pause to ask what a scientist might notice or wonder about.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn What Do Scientists Do? into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Science vocabulary
- Understanding scientists' work
- Asking questions
- Listening to a short informational text
- Early STEM concepts
Discussion Questions
- 1 The title asks, What do scientists do. What do you think scientists do when they are working?
- 2 The page says science is the magic in the universe waiting to be discovered. What do you think that means?
- 3 Why do you think people study science?
- 4 What kinds of things might scientists look at, test, or learn about?
- 5 After reading, what part of science sounds interesting to you and why?
Words to Learn
- scientist
- A scientist is a person who studies the world and asks questions.
- science
- Science is the study of how things work in the world.
- discover
- To discover means to find out something new.
- universe
- The universe is everything in space and on Earth.
- question
- A question is something we ask to learn more.
- observe
- To observe means to look closely and notice details.
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