Science in the early years [electronic resource] : building firm foundations from birth to five / Pat Brunton and Linda Thornton.

This text provides guidance on creating a science-rich environment whilst considering the child a creative thinker, and then moves on to give support for practitioners in the scientific concepts needed to deliver science to young children successfully.

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Online Access: Full Text (via SAGE)
Main Author: Brunton, Pat
Other Authors: Thornton, Linda
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, ©2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Supporting young children's scientific learning
  • Creating a science rich environment
  • Livings things
  • Habitats and sustainability
  • The structure of the human body and healthy living
  • Materials
  • Forces
  • Air and water
  • Magnets and magnetism
  • Electricity
  • Sound
  • Light, colour and shadow
  • The earth.