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
Main Author: Eshach, Haim
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2006, 2006
Edition:1st ed. 2006
Series:Classics in Science Education
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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