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After reading the chapter, test your understanding. Are you able to discuss:- What a constructivist approach to learning entails.
- What kind of math- and science-related knowledge children "construct."
- What math has to do with infants and toddlers
- How preschoolers and school-age children construct math knowledge.
- How young children develop their concepts of time and space.
- What "real-world math" means.
- How playing games such as dominoes and board games helps children learn math.
- Why a constructivist approach to science is better than formal science lessons for young children.
- How children learn physics through a project approach.
- How transformation and representation relate to a science curriculum.
- How children learn chemistry through a project approach.
- How children learn about nature.
- Some examples of "transitions projects."
- Some basic materials and equipment that belong in every early childhood program.
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