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Mission Molecular Literacy: A Framework for Transforming Chemistry Education

k12 Digest

This challenge mirrors what would occur if students were expected to read novels without first mastering the alphabet. Molecular Literacy as an Educational Model Definition and Framework Molecular Literacy is an approach to chemistry education that parallels reading instruction in its structure and progression.

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A Glimpse Into the Playful World of Seymour Papert

Edsurge

He believed children’s cognitive development and scientific thinking grew through stages of self-constructed knowledge structures—and that they need to actively work through exploratory activities that allow them to discover and construct their own world. In his view, there was hope for every child.

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