The effect of experimental activities on science learning by elementary school children

In this paper we present a reflection on the elementary school science laboratory. Contrary to what happen in other countries, laboratory teaching is not a common practice amongst elementary school science teachers in Portugal. This paper intends to question this fact. It's a reflection resulti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Matos, Maria Goreti, Valadares, Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Revista Investigações em ensino de ciências
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.if.ufrgs.br:article/930
Acceso en línea:https://ienci.if.ufrgs.br/index.php/ienci/article/view/930
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:experimental science teaching
elementary school
constructivist approach
ensino experimental de ciências
ensino fundamental
abordagem construtivista
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Sumario:In this paper we present a reflection on the elementary school science laboratory. Contrary to what happen in other countries, laboratory teaching is not a common practice amongst elementary school science teachers in Portugal. This paper intends to question this fact. It's a reflection resulting from an investigation involving 4th graders.