Maps, Globes, and Videos: Parent-Child Conversations about Representational Objects

January 1, 2002 | Public Programs, Exhibitions, Informal/Formal Connections

This chapter discusses learning through the manipulation of three-dimensional objects. The opportunity to touch and interact with objects is helpful for young children as they attempt to understand abstract concepts and processes. How might parents guide children in coming to understand the complex and abstract symbolic nature of representational objects?

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Maureen Callanan

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University of California, Santa Cruz

Jennifer Jipson

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University of California, Santa Cruz

Monik Soennichsen

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University of California, Santa Cruz

Citation

ISBN : 978-1410604132

Publication Name: Perspectives on object-centered learning in museums

Page Number: 261

Resource Type: Edited Chapter

Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM

Audience: Parents/Caregivers | Pre-K Children (0-5) | Elementary School Children (6-10) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals

Environment Type: Public Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits | Informal/Formal Connections

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