When children explore the properties of materials, they gain knowledge from the materials themselves. Children delight in their scientific discoveries. For instance, Benham 1982 shows that, “children may be cautious about touching frog at first, but once they have, they will not be able to wait to share the experience with families”. Therefore teachers of young children should encourage children to participate in a variety of activities and their interest should be respected regardless of their sex and socio economic
When children explore the properties of materials, they gain knowledge from the materials themselves. Children delight in their scientific discoveries. For instance, Benham 1982 shows that, “children may be cautious about touching frog at first, but once they have, they will not be able to wait to share the experience with families”. Therefore teachers of young children should encourage children to participate in a variety of activities and their interest should be respected regardless of their sex and socio economic