Science Literacy in Primary Schools and Pre-Schools

When it comes to science, many of today's children experience narrow and impoverished learning opportunities, which, as professor Judah Schwartz writes in the preface to this book, lead ulitmately to a mere caricature of science. One source of the problem is the wrong—terribly wrong—belief that...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Eshach, Haim (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
Series:Classics in Science Education ; 1
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Should Science Be Taught in Early Childhood?
  • How Should Science Be Taught in Early Childhood?
  • When Learning Science By Doing Meets Design and Technology
  • From the Known to the Complex: The Inquiry Events Method as a Tool for K-2 Science Teaching
  • Bridging In-School and Out-Of-School Learning: Formal, Non-Formal, and Informal.