They say it is important to instill an interest in science in childhood so that sparks of curiosity can later ignite into flames. The thirst for knowledge is inherent any child, but this important stage in childhood is very easy to miss, simply letting everything slide: handing over a construction set and sending the child to play in another room; not reading popular science literature with the child; ignoring children's "why?" and leaving everything that happens in the world around them without explanation.
I myself adore children's non-fiction, because the scattered knowledge that remained in the head from school days is finally built up, thanks to these encyclopedias, into a coherent picture of the world. In our childhood, there was very little such literature, educational cartoons and sets for conducting experiments at all, and parents had a lot of household chores. Maybe that is why we first encountered science at school and immediately received information not in general terms with specific life examples, but immediately in the form of tables, formulas and numbers, and science remained something abstract and boring for many.
Fortunately, the trend "Science is trendy!" is now clearly visible! Being smart is cool. Programming at 12 is the norm. Attending additional classes in addition to school is necessary. Conducting scientific experiments at home is a great family pastime. Cool! We dig minerals out of a container with plaster, watch how a lemon produces electricity, grow lavender from seeds on the windowsill, mold dinosaurs from plasticine (and I can already tell the difference between a parasaurolophus and an ankylosaurus!) and at the same time listen to audio encyclopedias about Chevostik. This is a really great project! There are books, discs and a very interesting website about Chevostik www.chevostik.ru, there is a whole world of knowledge there, you can listen to podcasts, take tests, play games, and there is also a parent's office, where statistics are collected about the child's successes and interests.
"Mom, you and I walk down the street like two professors!" - oh, how these words warm my soul, and one of my greatest wishes is that our scientific research on the way to kindergarten or at breakfast in the kitchen, if not develop into a genuine passion and life's work, then at least help to form a harmonious and versatile personality with a wide range of interests.
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