Science
The first science experiments are designed to give the child the basic knowledge which will make possible the understanding of the development of the solar system, the earth and its configurations, life on earth and the needs of plants and animals. Although each individual life on earth, both plant and animal, seems to be selfishly fighting for its own survival, each takes only what it needs and, in turn, makes its contribution to the ecological whole. Montessori calls this its cosmic task.