Other draw Earth as a giant pancake or as a curved sky covering a flat ground. Most of the remaining fourth grader who say, "The Earth is a round ball," actually picture a flat part where people life in the interior of the ball. Studies done in the USA and Israel indicate that as late as the fourth grade almost half the children believe Earth is flat. If we expect young children to believe this story, we're wrong. For proof, look at the globe in the classroom or the photos of Earth from space. That flat, flat ground we walk, ride, and play on, stretching endless miles in perfect and reliable flatness, actually wraps around on itself to form a giant ball. One of the first scientific facts we announce to our children is that Earth is round. Piagetian ideas blossom in this interesting article the earth is round? who are you kidding?Īlan lightmand / philip sadler: s/c feb 88 We teach kids "stuff" that they really don't believe.
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