Themes, resources and uptake of ACER’s Science in the Early Years suite

Gayl O'Connor

doi:10.37517/978-1-74286-715-1-9

Themes, resources and uptake of ACER’s Science in the Early Years suite

Gayl O'Connor

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

The Science in the early years series was developed to assist preschool and Foundation to year 2 primary educators to incorporate the latest research in science learning into their programs and teaching practice. This paper focuses on the educator resources developed to support early years educators implement activities to assist children to develop science concepts and inquiry skills. The activities are underpinned by evidence-based research that revealed 4 themes in the early years’ science literature.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.37517/978-1-74286-715-1-9
Publication status	Published - 3 Sept 2023

Keywords

Curriculum materials
Early childhood education
Science education

Disciplines

Curriculum and Instruction
Early Childhood Education
Science and Mathematics Education

Access to Document

10.37517/978-1-74286-715-1-9Licence: Unspecified

https://research.acer.edu.au/rc21-30/rc2023/rc2023/6

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