Introducing science activities to pre-school children

Tema diplomskog rada je „Primjena prirodoslovnih aktivnosti u radu s djecom predškolske dobi“. Od kada se rodi, dijete istražuje svijet koji ga okružuje, same informacije nisu mu dovoljne, mora djelovati. Dječji vrtić je mjesto koje obiluje istraživačkim aktivnostima, a odgojitelj taj koji bi trebao osigurati djeci bogatstvo poticaja za njih. Izvođenjem pokusa djeca usvajaju znanja aktivno, vlastitom aktivnošću, a ne pasivno. Uče prepoznati problem, koriste stečena znanja da bi razradila strategije pomoću kojih će doći do rješenja problema koji ih muči, povezuju teoriju i praksu, stječu vještine i razvijaju svoje sposobnosti. Pokusima koji su prikazani u ovom radu željela sam kod djece pobuditi interes za znanost i omogućiti im da uče vlastitom aktivnošću, u skladu sa svojim potencijalima.The topic of the thesis is "Application of natural science activities with preschool children". From the moment of birth, the child explores the world around him, the information alone is not enough for him, he must act on it. Kindergarten is a place that abounds in research activities, and the educator is the one who should provide children with a wealth of incentives for them. By performing experiments, children acquire knowledge actively, through their own activity, and not passively. They learn to recognize a problem, use the acquired knowledge to develop strategies to solve the problem that bothers them, they connect theory and practice, acquire skills and develop their abilities. Through the experiments presented in this paper, I wanted to induce children's interest in science and enable them to learn through their own activity, in accordance with their potential