Talking and Doing Science in the Early Years

A practical guide for ages 2-7

Sue Dale Tunnicliffe (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

180 Seiten

2013
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-69090-4 (ISBN)

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Young children are intuitive, emergent scientists - they observe, raise hypotheses, experiment and notice patterns. Most of our everyday actions at home and in other settings, inside and outside, have a scientific basis and it is through these early experiences that children formulate their ideas about the world in which we live.

This accessible book introduces the simplest form of the principles and the big ideas of science and provides a starting point for encouraging children to have an interest and experiential understanding of basic science and engineering. It shows you how you can support young children in exploring everyday phenomena and develop their scientific language skills through readily available resources and hands-on experiences. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of science and includes:

a summary of the ‘big ideas’ to refresh your own scientific knowledge;

numerous activities that encourage young children to observe, question and carry out their own investigations;

a usefil list of everyday resources and relevant vocabulary.

Providing a wealth of exciting, meaningful ways to promote scientific experiences and learning, this highly practical book will help you to build on children’s natural curiosity about the world and develop their understanding through your everyday provision in early years settings and at home.

Sue Dale Tunnicliffe is a senior lecturer in Science Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

1. About the book; 2. Background to early years science; 3. Resources, language and skills for everyday science; 4. Living things - ourselves; 5. Other living things - animals; 6. Other living things - plants; 7. Other living things - fungi, bacteria and algae; 8. Forces - pushes and pulls; 9. Structures; 10. Changes; 11. Materials; 12. The built environment; 13. Outside - the natural environment: soils, sky, weather

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.5.2013
Zusatzinfo	10 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 7 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Gewicht	480 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Vorschulpädagogik
ISBN-10	0-415-69090-0 / 0415690900
ISBN-13	978-0-415-69090-4 / 9780415690904
Zustand	Neuware