63-80

• Κολιόπουλος, Δημήτρης
• Αργυροπούλου, Μυρτώ

The research presented in this paper is a preliminary empirical study of primaryschool children’s ability to construct a qualitative explanatory model for the ‘energy’concept. The research results are particularly encouraging since it seems that 6-7year old children are able, following a relevant teaching intervention, to utilize a linearcausal reasoning and construct a preliminary energy model. Through the use of thismodel, the children are able to describe natural phenomena, such as the lighting ofa lamp or the movement of a small motor using a battery or a photovoltaic cell.

• Educational sciences
• Other natural sciences

• Εκπαίδευση

energy, linear causal reasoning, precursor model, primary school, Énergie, raisonnement linéaire causal, modèle précurseur, école primaire

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