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Big Science for Little People: 52 Activities to Help You and Your Child Discover the Wonders of Science
Available from: ProQuest
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 29, no. 2
Date: Summer 2017
Pages: 62
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Abstract/Notes: Many of the included activities are science experiments where an adult and child test, observe, modify, and retest, often with interesting extensions included beyond the initial test (e.g., experimenting with friction and sliding speed using different materials and then repeating the experiment adding varying wetness as another factor).[...]the "Magic Milk" experiment uses milk, food coloring, and a touch of soap to cause a rapid chemical change that spectacularly alters the interaction between the dye and the fat in the milk.
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Fare Scienza... Per Costruire una Scienza Della Pace [The Pursuit of Science... to Construct the Science of Peace]
Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 1998, no. 4
Date: 1998
Pages: 31-33
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Language: English
ISSN: 0519-0959
Book
Forum Montessori: Frascati, Villa Campitelli, 23-25 aprile 1999
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Language: Italian
Published: [Roma, Italy]: Opera Nazionale Montessori], 1999
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Workshop Given by Jean Miller: Independence, Research, Science and the Second Plane
Publication: The Alcove: Newsletter of the Australian AMI Alumni Association, no. 9
Date: Nov 2002
Pages: 3–4
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Language: English
Doctoral Dissertation (Ed.D.)
Using a Creativity-Focused Science Program to Foster General Creativity in Young Children: A Teacher Action Research Study
Available from: American Montessori Society
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Abstract/Notes: he importance of thinking and problem-solving skills, and the ability to integrate and analyze information has been recognized and yet may be lacking in schools. Creativity is inherently linked to problem finding, problem solving, and divergent thinking (Arieti, 1976; Csikszentmihalyi, 1990; Milgram, 1990). The importance of early childhood education and its role in the formation of young minds has been recognized (Caine & Caine, 1991; Montessori, 1967a, 1967b; Piaget, 1970). Early childhood education also impacts creativity (Gardner, 1999). The features of brain-based learning (Caine & Caine, 1991; Jensen, 1998; Sousa, 2001; Wolfe, 2001) have a clear connection to nurturing the creative potential in students. Intrinsic motivation and emotions affect student learning and creativity as well (Hennessey & Amabile, 1987). The purpose of this study was to discern if a creativity-focused science curriculum for the kindergarteners at a Montessori early learning center could increase creativity in students. This action research study included observations of the students in two classrooms, one using the creativity-focused science curriculum, and the other using the existing curriculum. The data collected for this interpretive study included interviews with the students, surveys and interviews with their parents and teachers, teacher observations, and the administration of Torrance's (1981) Thinking Creatively in Action and Movement (TCAM) test. The interpretation of the data indicated that the enhanced science curriculum played a role in enhancing the creativity of the children in the creativity-focused group. The results of the TCAM (Torrance, 1981) showed a significant increase in scores for the children in the creativity-focused group. The qualitative data revealed a heightened interest in science and the observation of creative traits, processes, and products in the creativity-focused group children. The implications of this study included the need for meaningful learning experiences, experiential learning opportunities, critical thinking and problem solving activities, and an emphasis on freedom, independence, and autonomy on the part of the learner. These elements, when combined with an integrated science curriculum, can foster creativity in young children.
Language: English
Published: Santa Barbara, California, 2005
Book
The Mainstreaming of Montessori in America: The Humanities, Research, and the Modern Sciences
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Language: English
Published: Cleveland, Ohio: North American Montessori Teachers' Association, 1989
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Montessori Education and Empirical Research: Lecture Given at the Congress of the German Society for Educational Science (DGfE) in Dresden on 18th March 2008
Publication: MoRE Montessori Research Europe newsletter, no. 2
Date: Dec 2008
Pages: 11-19
Europe, Germany, Harald Ludwig - Writings, Western Europe
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Language: English
ISSN: 2281-8375
Article
National Association for the Education of Young Children: Annual Conference
Publication: AMI/USA News
Date: Jan 1993
Pages: 10
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Language: English
Article
My System of Education [Address Before the National Education Association at Oakland, Cal.]
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: Educator-Journal, vol. 16, no. 2
Date: Oct 1915
Pages: 63-71
Americas, Maria Montessori - Speeches, addresses, etc., Maria Montessori - Writings, National Education Association (NEA), North America, United States of America
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Language: English
Article
The International Big History Association
Available from: ProQuest
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 25, no. 1
Date: Spring 2013
Pages: 40-41
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Abstract/Notes: IBHA, the International Big History Association, was organized in 2010 and "promotes the unified, interdisciplinary study and teaching of history of the Cosmos, Earth, Life, and Humanity." This is the vision that Montessori embraced long before the discoveries of modern science fleshed out the story of the evolving universe. "Big History" is a university curriculum that gives a comprehensive overview of everything from the birth of the universe to modern societies and visions of the future. In essence, it is a college-level version of Montessori's Cosmic Education. The IBHA held its first conference in August 2012 at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, MI. A panel of Montessorians gave presentations at the conference to inform the assembled group of their own elementary school version of Big History.
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040