Innholdsfortegnelse for July/August 2020 i Click Science and Discovery Magazine for Preschoolers and Young Children

“Mmmm, mmm!” said Uncle Eddie. “Nothing like hot apple crisp to warm up a snowy day!” Jake nodded. “And Grandma makes the best apple crisp in the world,” he said happily. “But Grandma, you need to write down your recipe so Mom and Dad can make it when I go home.” Grandma laughed. “Jake, I have never used a recipe to make apple crisp in my life!” Jake didn’t budge. “Well, then, I’ll watch, and Uncle Eddie can write down everything you do.” “Fine,” said Grandma, as Uncle Eddie got a pencil and paper. “First you butter your pan and preheat the oven.” “How big a pan?” asked Uncle Eddie. “How hot an oven?” “Well, I always use this pan,” Grandma said. “Do you want to measure it?” She handed…

More or Less? You can count, but what about animals? They don’t go to school, but some count in many of the same ways you do. Let’s see how! Which picture has more apples? You can tell, even if you don’t count every one. Some animals do that too. Dogs will choose the bowl that has more food in it. Chimpanzees also pick the larger amount of food. Even the fire-bellied toad will choose a meal of eight mealworms instead of four. How Big? If you want to be sure to have a turn climbing the net, which do you choose? Probably the net with only one kid. Some animals also use the size of groups to decide what to do. Hyenas listen to the calls of other hyena groups.…

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Sit outside on a warm summer evening. Do you see fireflies glowing? Count them and help scientists! How does counting help? Scientists think there are fewer fireflies in the world than there used to be. They’re asking people to report where they see fireflies each summer. If you look but don’t see any fireflies, they want to know that too. By comparing counts from several years, they hope to learn more about what fireflies need to live and how to help them. Also known as lightning bugs, most fireflies make light, but not all. Firefly eggs and larvae can glow too. (Larvae is the name for insects that have hatched but haven’t grown into adults yet.) Why do they glow? Sometimes it’s to warn birds, “Don’t eat me. I taste…

Cut out the game board and the four rulers. Each player needs a marker to use on the game board. Buttons or coins or tiny toys work well. Players will also need a die to throw to see how far each person moves on a turn. Each player puts a marker on the START square. The first player rolls the die and moves the number of steps that the die shows. The player then follows the directions on the square and uses a ruler to measure something. Then it is the next player’s turn. Keep taking turns until someone gets to the FINISH square; that person wins the game.…