Young children : thinking about the scientific world / edited by Marilyn Fleer
- Bib ID:
- 3920146
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- Description:
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- Watson, A.C.T. : Early Childhood Australia, c2007
- 60 p. : col. ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9781921162084
- 1921162082
- Summary:
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Shows how an understanding of cultural context, and using the knowledge children already have as a starting point, can lead to rich science outcomes in many different settings.
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- Machine derived contents note: Section One: Children's thinking in science - What does the research tell us? 4
- Chapter One: What do children know about their scientific world? Marilyn Fleer 5
- Chapter Two: Concept formation - A cultural-historical perspective Marilyn Fleer 11
- Section Two: Sociocultural contexts for science learning 14
- Chapter Three: Learning science during play Marilyn Fleer and Avis Ridgway 15
- Chapter Four: Learning science in classroom contexts Marilyn Fleer 20
- Chapter Five: I wonder Science learning at home Marilyn Feer 24
- Section Three: Different pedagogical approaches for supporting science learning 26
- Chapter Six: How do we find out what children are thinking? The inside story Marilyn Fleer 27
- Chapter Seven: 'How do bees make honey?'Why should we focus on children's questions?
- Marilyn Fleer and Alita Cahill 34
- Chapter Eight: 'Why won't my torch work?' Marilyn Fleer 40
- Chapter Nine: 'Is day-time longer than night-time?'When you can't give children direct concrete
- experiences of concepts Marilyn Fleer and Elizabeth Goosen 46
- Chapter Ten: Knowledge matters: Teaching environmental education in the early years Amy Cutter-Mackenzie 55
- References/resources 58.
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- Title from cover.
- Includes bibliographical references: (p. 58-60)
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