The articles start from the premise that many practitioners working with young children lack confidence in their own scientific knowledge - not ideal when you are helping children to explore and investigate the world around them and need to develop their learning and answer their questions.
Pat and Linda will take different aspects of science in each of their 12 articles and provide the basic knowledge that practitioners should have about forces, magnetism, floating and sinking, growing and so on in order to develop children's understanding of each concept. They will also suggest indoor and outdoor activities that can aid children's progress as young scientists.
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