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“I want to find out how the sun works!” children’s sociodramatic play and its potential role in the early learning of physical science
“I want to find out how the sun works!” children's sociodramatic play and its potential role in the early learning of physical science
Abstract
Our interest in a potential place for sociodramatic play in the early learning of physical science was activated while interviewing two six year old girls after the classroom phase of our research study had ended. During spontaneous play, these girls initiated inquiry into questions that had remained unanswered for them at the end of the teaching about Light.
Date
01/01/1994
Citation
Segal, G., & Cosgrove, M. (1994). “I want to find out how the sun works!” children’s sociodramatic play and its potential role in the early learning of physical science. Research in Science Education, 24(1), 304–312. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02356357