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The ST(R)E(A)M Methodology in Kindergarten: A Teaching Proposal for Exploratory and Discovery Learning

Paraskevi Efstratiou Foti
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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DOI icon 10.24018/ejedu.2021.2.1.21

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Submitted 2020-12-09
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This paper attempts to present a proposal to teach the natural concepts of hydrodynamics under the ST(R)E(A)M approach. This is a comprehensive teaching proposal for pre-school teachers, with the possibility of implementation in each class, which helps the teacher to enrich his teaching with activities from science, technology, reading and writing, engineering and mathematics, promoting active participation, critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and developing skills necessary for tomorrow's citizens.

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