Clouds as natural entities in preschool children’s thought

• Main Authors: Georgantopoulou, Akrivi, Fragkiadaki, Glykeria, Ravanis, Konstantinos
• Other Authors: Γεωργαντοπούλου, Ακριβή
• Format: Journal (paper)
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Early childhood science education; Clouds; Preschool education; Children’s representations; Επιστημονική εκπαίδευση στην παιδική ηλικία; Σύννεφα; Προσχολική εκπαίδευση; Νοητικές παραστάσεις των παιδιών

This research paper seeks to determine pre- schoolers’ representations about the general characteristics of the natural phenomenon of clouds, their reasoning about the consisting elements and the formation procedures of clouds and finally, their ideas about the existence of clouds through time. The...