ScienceStart!™ fits easily into the typical early childhood
classroom. There are periods for large group activities, choice
time in activity centers, and outdoor or large motor play. Teachers
have a great deal of flexibility and autonomy in terms of which
activities they select for investigation within a given topic area.
However, an underlying structure supports the coherence and
integration of the curriculum. Daily “leading activities” are organized
into units (e.g., Properties of Matter; Simple Machines) and
units are composed of phases (Exploration, Asking Questions,
Following the Questions, Culminating Project)