Comments on: Science Teacher Resources: Things Many Science Teachers Can’t Live Without http://www.s-o-l.org/science-teacher-resources-things-many-science-teachers-can%e2%80%99t-live-without Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:10:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.s-o-l.org/science-teacher-resources-things-many-science-teachers-can%e2%80%99t-live-without/comment-page-1#comment-126 Mike Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:56:38 +0000 http://www.s-o-l.org/science-teacher-resources-things-many-science-teachers-can%e2%80%99t-live-without#comment-126 The problem is how children develop. Piaget developed a learning hierarchy about stages in learning. The second stage (preoperational) happens from age 2 until about 7 (around 2nd grade). The child is not yet able to conceptualize abstractly and needs concrete physical situations. At this level, they won't be able to even begin to understand the science behind learning. You can talk to them about it, but it's not something they'll really understand. From 7-11 (up to about 6th grade) is the concrete operational stage. As physical experience accumulates, the child starts to conceptualize, creating logical structures that explain his or her physical experiences. Abstract problem solving is also possible at this stage. For example, arithmetic equations can be solved with numbers, not just with objects. However, conceptualizing the science behind learning may be a bit over their heads at this point. It's not until the formal operational stage (beginning around ages 11-15) that they'll truly be able to understand the concepts. By this point, the child’s cognitive structures are like those of an adult and include conceptual reasoning. The problem is how children develop. Piaget developed a learning hierarchy about stages in learning. The second stage (preoperational) happens from age 2 until about 7 (around 2nd grade). The child is not yet able to conceptualize abstractly and needs concrete physical situations. At this level, they won't be able to even begin to understand the science behind learning. You can talk to them about it, but it's not something they'll really understand.

From 7-11 (up to about 6th grade) is the concrete operational stage. As physical experience accumulates, the child starts to conceptualize, creating logical structures that explain his or her physical experiences. Abstract problem solving is also possible at this stage. For example, arithmetic equations can be solved with numbers, not just with objects. However, conceptualizing the science behind learning may be a bit over their heads at this point.

It's not until the formal operational stage (beginning around ages 11-15) that they'll truly be able to understand the concepts. By this point, the child’s cognitive structures are like those of an adult and include conceptual reasoning.

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