Origins of the Universe 1.Identify the current theory of the formation of the universe. The big bang theory. 2.Describe the Doppler effect. The Doppler Effect is when waves moving away from you have a longer wavelength (lowpitch) and waves moving towards you have a shorter wavelength (high pitch) 3.Explain how the Doppler effect gives us information about the movement of stars andgalaxies. Stars moving away from us are red shifted (light of longer wavelength) while stars movingtowards us are
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Practical Life Rationale Paper 1. Who is Maria Montessori? Please give a brief description of her life. Maria Montessori was the founder of the Montessori approach to education‚ she was born in Italy in 1870. As a teenager she was an engineer‚ but later she studied her favor major of medicine. Graduated as Italy’s first female medical practitioner she embarked on a career in mental health. Following on from this she was asked to head up a childcare project for a social housing initiative and her
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read parts. Maria Montessori called her small geography set-up “an introduction to the world’. It has an holistic approach‚ starting with the whole and ending in details (start with the globe‚ then continents…eventually to the place where they live). The purpose with geography is 2 fold. First you must provide the child with activities‚ which help him to order impressions and information. Secondly in elementary you must introduce the child to his place in the cosmos(Universe). This
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Maria Montessori Julianne Perry ECE101: Introduction to Early Childhood Education Monica Kelly June 13‚ 2011 Thesis: Maria Montessori ’s way of learning is very unique; her theory was for children learn in a natural and parent-supported environment. Outline I. Education of Montessori 1. First woman to receive a Medical Degree in Italy A. Studied psychiatry‚ education and anthropology. B. Worked‚ wrote and spoke for children with special needs 2. Many schools
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ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: In what way does using the sensorial materials help the child’s whole development? Give examples “All knowledge comes through the senses” – Aristotle The word sensorial is derived from the words sense or senses. The conventional five senses‚ attributed to Aristotle‚ are classified as sight‚ hearing‚ touch‚ smell‚ taste. However‚ humans have at least nine different senses including interoceptive senses such as thermoception (heat‚ cold)‚ nociception (pain)‚ equilibrioception
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Sensorial Cylinder Blocks Material: Four blocks containing ten cylinders with knobs; each fitting into its respective hole. Block 1: Ten cylinders varying in diameter only Block 2: Ten cylinders varying in height and diameter from tall and wide to short and narrow Block 3: Ten cylinders varying in height and diameter from tall and narrow to short and wide Block 4: Ten cylinders varying in height only Aims: To refine the child’s visual perception of dimension To refine the child’s co-ordination
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(Maria Montessori – The discovery of the child) Dr. Montessori recognized that children are born with a particular kind of mind‚ one that is naturally inclined towards order. This ‘special’ mind is what gives humans the ability to make judgments and to calculate; it is how we have progressed in fields such as engineering and architecture. Dr. Montessori called this ‘the mathematical mind’ - a term borrowed from the French physicist and philosopher Blaise Pascal. Montessori felt that‚ if we
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Elements of Montessori Education Montessori education is a child centric method of education that caters to the complete development of the child. The three key elements of the Montessori method are - The adult (Directress)‚ Prepared environment & Montessori materials. The adult (Directress) The Montessori directress plays an important role in the development of the child. She needs to offer the child what he needs‚ but unobtrusively & indirectly. She should stimulate the child to work for
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Management of Elementary Education EDUCATION FOR ALL – MID DECADE ASSESSMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION IN INDIA Venita Kaul Deepa Sankar NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION NEW DELHI i Education for All – Mid-Decade Assessment Early Childhood Care and Education © NUEPA 2009 Published by National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) (Declared by the Government of India Under Section No. 3 of the UGC Act 1956)
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using the Montessori approach to caring for children under three. 2. An introduction is a quick guide to Montessori teaching and structure. It provides information‚ raising issues and sharing ideas regarding Montessori Approach‚ Children’s growth and development and by putting Montessori method into practice. 3. Dr. Maria Montessori’s early years had a great influence and did impact her life as an adult. It did help her to overcome so many obstacles in her early years. Maria Montessori had the
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