The Journal News – Nancy Heilbronner
“Providing children with a sustained and in-depth science education is important for a number of reasons. First, science inspires children’s curiosity and wonder. If you’ve ever had the opportunity to watch kindergartners play around a water table, you’ll realize that science is fascinating to them and is integrated seamlessly into their day. As they play, they learn about the world around them, and they love to learn. Yet research suggests that by the time students leave middle school, much of this love for learning science no longer exists. We understand that part of the reason for this decline in engagement is a lack of exposure to science, especially in the early developmental grades.”(more)