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Children in Europe - Issue 16

Exploring the world and beyond : young children as scientists

Children are born discoverers but preserving their inquisitiveness and natural curiosity is a real challenge.

Successfully developing and maintaining children’s interest in science requires an approach that encourages and helps them to explore their environment, construct their own theories and create meaning. Establishing spaces for children to help them discover the world on their own and encouraging a ‘hands-on’ approach are essential to successful science education. Includes examples of innovative science projects for children aged 0-10 years from across Europe.

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Contents

Editorial overview

Teresa Ogrodzi?ska

Building a mental bridge

Geoffrey Boulton

Young children as scientists

A roundup of innovative science projects from across Europe

‘Why are there different moons?’

The ‘project approach’ in Portugal

A pedagogy of listening

Ingela Elfström and Bodil Halvars-Franzén, Sweden

An enquiry-based approach to science education

La main à la pate, France

Journeys through the sky and the stars

Lara Albanese looks at how astronomy can give nursery school children new perspectives in Italy

Focus on... Early childhood education in rural Poland

Monika Rósciszewska-Wo?niak introduces a programme addressing the growing inequalities

in the provision of early childhood services in rural Poland

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