How to raise a science lover

Kids&nbsp;with a&nbsp;penchant for&nbsp;science&nbsp;are&nbsp;likely to&nbsp;grow up with a set of skills essential for thriving&nbsp;not&nbsp;only&nbsp;in the academic and professional spheres, but also&nbsp;in&nbsp;personal life.&nbsp;A science-oriented&nbsp;child&nbsp;has a curious mind&nbsp;with a natural flair for&nbsp;logical thinking and problem-solving.&nbsp;Though&nbsp;every child is&nbsp;not&nbsp;born with&nbsp;an aptitude for this subject,&nbsp;parents can&nbsp;be instrumental in making kids fall in love with science. Here are&nbsp;easy and fun&nbsp;ways to raise a science lover.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Engage&nbsp;kids&nbsp;in&nbsp;science&nbsp;experiments&nbsp; This can be a fun learning experience for both of you.&nbsp;You can&nbsp;start by creating a science kit at home with&nbsp;tools like&nbsp;magnets, glass tubes, prisms,&nbsp;magnifying glass, measuring tape and rulers to start with.&nbsp;Plan&nbsp;easy science experiments&nbsp;with your school child&nbsp;to&nbsp;explore various concepts of science starting from&nbsp;electrical conductivity&nbsp;and the way magnets function to&nbsp;the way plants reach out for light.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Encourage free-play with various tools&nbsp; Once&nbsp;the&nbsp;science kit is&nbsp;made,&nbsp;allow your kids to play with&nbsp;its&nbsp;tools&nbsp;begore initiating a project.&nbsp;Exploring them will help your child understand what all he can do with those tools and ensure a more efficient application during a science project. However, make sure that you supervise him as he plays along with the tools.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Allow them to explore beyond the classroom&nbsp; If you actually want to raise a science lover, then it is essential&nbsp;to&nbsp;let&nbsp;your&nbsp;child engage&nbsp;in&nbsp;acts of exploration, even if they are messy. Don’t say no if&nbsp;she&nbsp;wants to build something with dirt and water&nbsp;or&nbsp;observe something that may make your household a little untidy.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Take virtual tours together&nbsp; Making field trips to science&nbsp;centres&nbsp;and museums is another good idea to&nbsp;generate&nbsp;an aptitude for science in your kids.&nbsp;However, given the current pandemic scenario, virtual tours will be good enough.&nbsp;Visit the website of National Council of Science Museums&nbsp;to take your child through the virtual galleries of National Science Centre, Delhi, Science City, Kolkata,&nbsp;Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai&nbsp;and&nbsp;Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, Bengaluru&nbsp;among others.&nbsp;International tech and&nbsp;science&nbsp;museums that offer virtual tours include National Museum of Natural History, US, NASA’s Langley Research Centre, US, Oxford University’s History of Science Museum,&nbsp;and National Museum of&nbsp;Computing, UK among others.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;



Keep&nbsp;kids&nbsp;updated with&nbsp;latest discoveries&nbsp; Inform your children about latest breakthroughs in science and technology&nbsp;in an age-appropriate manner. Subscribing to science-themed magazines and TV channels will&nbsp;be a great way to help your child develop a knack towards this subject. Watching Animal Planet, National Geographic and BBC Earth together with your little ones will ensure quality time as well. However,&nbsp;reading magazines and watching TV shows&nbsp;should be backed by interesting discussions about topics&nbsp;and concepts&nbsp;that these&nbsp;channels and magazines introduce your children to.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Seek out extracurricular activities&nbsp; Sign your child up for a science club to help her delve into&nbsp;emerging&nbsp;subjects like robotics, coding,&nbsp;and artificial intelligence among others. This will not only provide her an environment for&nbsp;scientific exploration, but&nbsp;improve her social skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Want to raise a science lover? Here&#039;s how to help your child develop an aptitude for this subject.

Make your child fall in love with science: Here’s how

Want to raise a science lover? Here are six ways to help your child develop an aptitude for this subject.

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