RE: First Children's Book to Teach the Big Bang to preschoolers
June 24, 2017 at 5:17 pm
(This post was last modified: June 24, 2017 at 5:41 pm by Losty.)
(June 24, 2017 at 4:16 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(June 24, 2017 at 3:14 pm)GeorgiasTelescope Wrote: Yes – the most important part to me in writing the book was encouraging kids to analyze the world. It actually really encourages science and having them be critical and analyze and discover!
Right -- you gotta get 'em when they're young. I taught my son BB when he asked where we all came from, around four years old. He got it.
Children are a lot smarter than us adult credit them.
Agreed! A lot of people forget that kids learn faster and though they might not understand the specific math, they are better learners than we are. It's just a matter of if we are smart enough to teach them!
(June 24, 2017 at 4:27 pm)Alex K Wrote: You can bet that I will tell my kids about the big bang before they hit school - especially if they ask questions. Incidentally, the people working at our daycare are part of a program sponsored by a local software billionaire where they all learn about astronomy. I also teach maths to future daycare and kindergarten teachers (it's an elective for those who want to go to college), and usually give them a primer on cosmology as well on the side. They eat it up.
Sweet – if you know anyone who's interested in a Big Bang book for preschoolers, let them know. Georgia's Telescope is 90% funded now!
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