This book emphasizes the significance of teaching science in early childhood classrooms, reviews the research on what young children are likely to know about science and provides key points on effectively teaching science to young children. Science education, an integral part of national and state standards for early childhood classrooms, encompasses not only content-based instruction but also process skills, creativity, experimentation and problem-solving. By introducing science in developmentally appropriate ways, we can support young children's sensory explorations of their world and provide them with foundational knowledge and skills for lifelong science learning, as well as an appreciation of nature. This book emphasizes the significance of teaching science in early childhood classrooms, reviews the research on what young children are likely to know about science, and provides key points on effectively teaching young children science. Common research methods used in the reviewed studies are identified, methodological concerns are discussed and methodological and theoretical advances are suggested.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer
ISBN-13
9789402400250
eBay Product ID (ePID)
229788652
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Developmental Psychology, Health Education
Author
Kathy Cabe Trundle, Mesut Sackes
Publication Name
Research in Early Childhood Science Education
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Science, Teaching
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
390 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
6029g
Additional Product Features
Editor
Mesut Sackes, Kathy Cabe Trundle
Country/Region of Manufacture
Netherlands
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