Developing positive attitudes toward Science

Bickart
• Build on children’s natural curiosity
• Encourage children to be open to new ideas
• Cultivate children’s natural skepticism

Kilmer
• Develop children’s curiosity about the world
• Willingness to investigate the unfamiliar
• Respect for living things
• Appreciation of beauty and balance in the environment

Holt
• Development of an inquiring mind and a scientific approach to problems

Chille
• Build on children’s natural desire to explore and experiment

Questions

What might be some of the challenges to helping children develop positive attitudes toward science?