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Presents an approach to science education that engages preschool, kindergarten, and primary children in long-term investigations of real-life problems and in constructing key scientific knowledge. The author shows teachers how to put constructivist principles into action in challenging learning experiences: children work collaboratively to solve open-ended problems and to generate and discuss their own findings. The curriculum is framed by a set of five science concepts which are illustrated by multiple examples of teachers and children using everyday objects as they engage in investigations that bring biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science to life. | |