Become a Scientist is a making project that turns a table into a pretend laboratory. Children dress up and think like scientists, then fill the table with equipment to explore and experiment with. The suggested items include a pot of soil, sticky labels and lab coats, and children can add their own ideas too.
There is a playful challenge to try: jump into the air and collect pollution, then decide how to test it. Children use the resources to test air pollution, put items on the table, explore them and pretend to be scientists. Afterwards they tell their teacher what they found out, which helps them practise describing and explaining what they noticed.
The real-world idea is that scientists ask questions, test things and share what they discover, and that air pollution is something we can look at closely and care about. It connects to the idea of keeping cities and communities healthy places to live.
At home or in the classroom, you could ask: What do you think is in the air? How could we find out? What did you notice when you tested it? Children could make sticky labels for each item on the table, draw what they found, or take turns being the scientist and the person who asks the questions. It suits ages 3 to 7 and needs only simple, everyday items.
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