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"how kids younger than 8 years old can do meaningful science."

What do you mean by "meaningful"

Do you mean "meaningful" to the world as a whole in that the kids might
discover a new element or cure cancer.

Or do you mean "meaningful" to the kids themselves as them learn the
foundations of doing proper investigations and creating appropriate
conclusions which will them enable them to contribute later as adults?
 
-Jake



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hi,

I have to make a case to a bunch of science profs about how kids younger
than 8 years old can do meaningful science. This group has been
resistant to
that notion, to say the least. I have a ton of bits of research to back
me
up. However, do any of you know of one clear, concise article or two
that
also makes that case and that I can share easily with the group?

Thank you, and if I'm forgetting that this question was already handled
on
this listserv, please remind me of where to look.

Ben

Ben Dickow
310-614-6048
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