After making a number of videos with Matthew I have noticed that the best stuff often happens once my planned experiment is over. Normally this is once I've stopped filming and have started cleaning up. This is the time when Matthew really starts to investigate things by himself. I am now careful not to stop the 'experiment' too early. Its fascinating the things that he picks up. I've noticed a similar thing happening when I do science shows. While I'm packing up a few kids come up and starts really looking, touching and learning. Recently I intentionally took advantage of this and after the main 'show' I set up some workstations where the students got to carry out the experiments by themselves. This definitely was the highlight and the students absolutely loved the chance to experience the science hands on by themselves. I'm keen to keep thinking about ways to encourage hands on exploring of science. Would love to hear any ideas you may have.
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