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Inomhussandlådan - en arena för tidiga möten med ämnet fysik.: Sandlådans förutsättningar till utmanande av barns upplevelser rörande fysik.
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Department of Educational Studies.
2017 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
In-house sandbox - an arena for early meetings with the subject of physics. : Sandcastles´prerequisites for challenging children´s experiences regarding physics. (English)
Abstract [en]

This study examines if the indoor sandbox is a possible arena for early explorations and discoveries regarding physics amongst preschool toddlers. This thesis draws upon a phenomenological perspective, where Merleau-Ponty’s theories of the lifeworld and the phenomenology of perception are central to the study.

A critical moments methodology is used in this study when observing preschool children playing in an indoor sandbox. Themes such as which toys are used and if there are physics phenomena present in the sandbox are investigated. Semi-structural interviews, done with the pedagogues from the wards where the observations where done, are used as a complement to the observations. The interviews focus on the pedagogues’ experiences of the potential of the sandbox as a place of learning and exploring in relation to physics.

The study shows that there is a relation between the toys, the quality of the sand and physical aspects of the sandbox. One of the main results is that elements as toys and the quality of the sand have a positive effect upon the presence of physics phenomena in the sandbox. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017. , p. 38
Keywords [en]
Science - study and teaching, Physics, Education, Preschool, Toddlers
Keywords [sv]
Naturvetenskapsundervisning, Fysik, Förskolepedagogik, Småbarn
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Humanities and the Arts
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-56644OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-56644DiVA, id: diva2:1118118
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Applied Pedagogy
Educational program
Early Years Education Programme, 210 hp
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Available from: 2017-07-03 Created: 2017-06-29 Last updated: 2017-07-03Bibliographically approved

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