Given are responses of 7-8 years old children after they have observed an experiment done by the teacher, in which water in a bowl is heated and it has evaporated:
"Water has disappeared.”
“The bowl has absorbed the water.”
“The fire drank the water."
“God drank the water."
How should the teacher deal with these responses?

Options

A. Tell the children that they are wrong
B. Show the standard water cycle chart
C. Give the definition of evaporation and ask the children to memorise it
D. Initiate a discussion to revisit their ideas

Answer

C

Explanation

To deal with such kind of situation teacher can give the definition of evaporation and ask children to memorise it, which help e to develop the observation method of learning among the students.