Inomhussandlådan - en arena för tidiga möten med ämnet fysik.: Sandlådans förutsättningar till utmanande av barns upplevelser rörande fysik.
2017 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student 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
National Category
Humanities and the Arts
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-56644OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-56644DiVA, id: diva2:1118118
Subject / course
Applied Pedagogy
Educational program
Early Years Education Programme, 210 hp
Supervisors
Examiners
2017-07-032017-06-292017-07-03Bibliographically approved