The article abstract states that, “The results obtained from the study show that children’s science motivation can be shaped through hands-on activities,” and that “the children’s early motivational beliefs about science predict their participation in primary school and their future academic interest.”

The fairly new Exchange Essentials, Science Learning in the Early Years, is a collection of articles with delightful titles such as:

• All We Need Is A Measuring Tape, Water, and Worms by Diann Gano; and
• Playful Science Activities for Young Children by Cathy Meredith and Satomi Izumi-Taylor; and
• The Lizard Ate My Cricket: Live Action Science for the ECE Classroom by Sharon Arias and Shareen Abramson Fruend

This collection has been developed to support early childhood administrators and educators in engaging in the kinds of enjoyable hands-on science activities that motivate young children’s interest in science in later years.