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These articles are a little old, and they're not what you would call "academic" but may be helpful to you:
"The Science and Mathematics of Building Structures" by I. Chalufour, C Hoisington, R. Moriarty, J. Winokur and K. Worth, Science and Children, January 2004
"Scientific Thinking: Step by Step" by Ellen Booth Church, Scholastic Early Childhood Today, April 2003
"Physics is Fun, Physics is Important and Physics Belongs in the Early Childhood Curriculum" by Barbara Sprung, Young Children, July 1996
"Math and Science All Around" by Barbara Sprung, Scholastic Parent and Child, Feb/March 2006
and along with what Ed said, if you can't get real live children, perhaps you can shoot some video of kids exploring science.
good luck!
AD
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Alissa Daniels, Science Program Manager/Senior Educator
Boston Children's Museum
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"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny..." " --Isaac Asimov
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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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