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Traditional VS VESS approach of the Theme
Scientists from a traditional perspective

Scientists from VESS perspective

Learn about Science

Learning through science. Science as a
provoker of inquiry. Use of senses. Explore
the

world

and

discover

knowledge.

Provocative and fun experiences for young
learners.

Learn about scientists

What a scientist is? I wonder what made this
scientist to try this experiment. I am a
scientist too. I can identify a problem in my
daily routine and experiment and test
different ways to solve it. How I am
connected with the topic? What is my
relationship

with

the

scientists?

How

scientists help us?

Types of Scientists

What are the different categories? How these
categories are organized? How do they relate
to me? My interests? What type of scientist I
want to be?

The world around me

How the world around me works? What is
interesting

for

me?

What

I want

investigate? What methods I will use?

to