204- Technology

It helps them develop curiosity and problem-solving skills.

It makes them memorize facts quickly.

It prepares them only for science careers.

It limits their creativity.

Define and give examples for key terms related to science for children.

Discuss science for young children and relate stages of child development to scientific learning.

Evaluate various components of planning and preparation of environments that support scientific exploration.

Memorize scientific facts without understanding their meaning.

Based on concrete experiences

Support curiosity and exploration

Are the same as rote learning

Child-directed and child-centered

Work with others in learning centers

Engage in projects

Exchange of ideas

Memorize facts individually

Physical science and Chemistry

Science in personal and social perspectives and Ecology

Earth and space science and Astronomy

Science and technology and Physics

Encourage rote memorization

Emphasize sensory awareness and exploration

Discourage children from revisiting their work

Limit learning to abstract concepts

Allow for active engagement

Discourage investigations

Make schedule rigid

Limit materials for exploration

Use real 3D materials and objects

Ignore changes in size and shape

Ask open-ended questions

Discourage problem solving

Making predictions

Recording data

Ignoring children's needs and abilities

Interacting and cooperating with others

Making a compost pile

Ignoring recycling

Planting and gardening all year long

Catching rainwater and recycling it