Science Experiment with Bill Nye
From Mister Rogers' Neighborhood · 1997
28 minPre-KK1st2nd3rdSocial-Emotional LearningScience
Summary
Mister Rogers talks about how toys help children work out big feelings. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin opens a museum of missing things and King Friday XIII very much hopes his crown turns up. Then Bill Nye the Science Guy stops by the house with a science demonstration.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Feelings, play, and a visit from Bill Nye the Science Guy.
- How can playing with a toy help you with a big feeling?
- King Friday really wanted his crown back. When have you badly wanted something back?
- What did you notice in Bill Nye's demonstration? What surprised you?
- What could you say to a friend who is holding a feeling all alone?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: feeling, pretend, experiment, observe.
Try it: Draw a toy or object that helps you when you feel upset, and label it.
Try it: Write one thing you noticed and one thing you wondered about the experiment.