December 5, 2025Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Chemistry in early childhood: storytelling and hands-on water-based activities to foster scientific concepts and ideas

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AFAna Teresa FerreiraAdministração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo JAJosé Luís AraújoCentro de Investigação em Artes e Comunicação

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Qualitative analysis reveals storytelling and hands-on activities improve chemistry engagement in primary school students, suggesting a new pedagogical strategy.

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Students progressed from sensory observations to understanding basic scientific models through redox processes.
High participation and enthusiasm were noted during storytelling and hands-on activities in northern Portugal.
Qualitative methodology focused on laboratory notebooks to assess students’ conceptual development.
Combining storytelling with experimentation may enhance young learners' chemistry experiences and attitudes.

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Ferreira et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/694022492d562116f28fbdb4 https://doi.org/10.1039/d5rp00271k

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Qualitative analysis reveals storytelling and hands-on activities improve chemistry engagement in primary school students, suggesting a new pedagogical strategy.

Chemistry in early childhood: storytelling and hands-on water-based activities to foster scientific concepts and ideas

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Chemistry in early childhood: storytelling and hands-on water-based activities to foster scientific concepts and ideas

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