A Course Module for Science in Early Childhood Education
ABOUT THE COORDINATOR
Dr. Pawilen earned his Master of Arts in Education and Doctor of Philosophy in Education, major in Curriculum Studies at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. He also completed his Master of Education in Curriculum Development and his postdoctoral study on Gifted Education in Science at Ehime University in Japan. He served as an associate professor of Curriculum Studies at UP-Diliman and as a member of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Technical Committee for Educational Leadership and Foundations. Currently, he teaches at the College of Human Ecology (CHE) and is the director of the Office for Institutional Development in Higher Education (OIDHE), UP-Los Baños. Greg Tabios Pawilen
2024 04-ED-00086-0 978-621-04-5035-4 Bachelor in Early Childhood Education
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Preface .................................................................................................................... v
UNIT IV Teaching Physics for Young Children
UNIT I Teaching Science in Early Childhood
Lesson 1. Gravity and Magnetism ...............................................................126 Lesson 2. Motion .........................................................................................136 Lesson 3. Electricity..................................................................................... 145 Lesson 4. Other Sources of Energy ............................................................157 UNIT V Teaching Earth Science for Young Children Lesson 1. Weather and Climate ..................................................................180 Lesson 2. Earth Patterns .............................................................................193 Lesson 3. Earth Resources .........................................................................204 Lesson 4. Heavenly Bodies .........................................................................225 Image Attributions................................................................................................ 245 Index .................................................................................................................... 248
Lesson 1. Science Literacy.............................................................................. 2 Lesson 2. Science Process Skills .................................................................... 8 Lesson 3. Developing Children’s Scientific Thinking ..................................... 15 Lesson 4. Emotional Aspects of Learning Science........................................ 21 UNIT II Teaching Biology for Young Children Lesson 1. Exploring How Humans Grow and Develop.................................. 36 Lesson 2. Investigating How Animals Grow and Develop .............................45 Lesson 3. Observing How Plants Grow and Develop.................................... 54 UNIT III Teaching Chemistry for Young Children Lesson 1. Atoms and Molecules .................................................................... 77 Lesson 2. Observing Different Kinds of Matter .............................................89 Lesson 3. Investigating Solutions and Mixtures ............................................95 Lesson 4. Change in Matter ........................................................................104
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