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7 Post author: bramflakes 20 February 2013 11:51AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 21 February 2013 12:03:20AM *  0 points [-]

Use fun experiments to teach the scientific method instead of trying to impart on them a superficial understanding of chemistry and geology (in the case of the volcano).

For math, try to address any form of mathematical anxiety. I think that is more important than whatever knowledge you could teach them, but if you can make it engaging I recommend introducing some logic and naive set theory. Combinatorial problems are also easily illustrated with physical objects and can serve as an introduction to probability theory.