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Are we going far or not far enough
After all these years as a Montessori teacher I came to the understanding that the albums that one creates, studies and internalizes are after all a base to build upon.
In this particular case I am talking about upper elementary 5th or 6th grade.
If children decide to execute a study on i.e. electrical energy, renewable energy, end up with wind power and want to read, learn or study more about wind turbines, where do they start?
Well there are various factors to look upon, such as, how does the motor work, how is it set up etc. But these are technical facts. That is one side. The other side would be, where are they placed and what are the reasons for that?
I actually want to make the link to the Montessori Albums and look upon the chapter of air and wind. By simply focusing on these chapters, the children have a preliminary introduction to the source of the power, why it actually is renewable.
Along, they will see how winds function upon the planet and how the interfere around the planet, are once more introduced to the seasons, northern and southern hemisphere etc. Thanks to these facts and figures, the question of where you can mainly find wind turbines will be answered automatically and can be checked after to verify if these realizations and observations fit with the reality.
This way, the step to ask Google is taken away in the first instance and that whole process is slowed down.
We should avoid that a study is commenced with the visit of a computer. This is one example yet there are more. Especially in the science and geographical area.
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