Causal reasoning—the ability to reason about causal relations between events—is
fundamental to understanding how the world works. This paper reviews two prominent …

Studies show that children spend considerable time engaged in informal learning outside of
educational settings. Informal educational settings such as museums can provide a variety …

Young children develop causal knowledge through everyday family conversations and
activities. Children's museums are an informative setting for studying the social context of …

If we teach in the way that human brains learn, both students and their teachers will thrive!
This book aligns evidence from the learning sciences on how and what students need to …

This study is a collaborative project between university researchers and museum
practitioners investigating ways to advance STEM learning opportunities for young children …

This study focused on tinkering, a playful form of open-ended problem solving that is being
widely adopted in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education as …

There is growing interest in stories as potentially powerful tools for science learning. In this
mini-review article, we discuss theory and evidence indicating that, especially for young …

Providing equitable informal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
learning opportunities to young children from diverse backgrounds may be a way to …

To explore the potential contribution of parents' causal talk to preschooler's emerging
scientific literacy and related interests, we observed 153 parent–child dyads playing …

Young children's science understanding begins in everyday observations and conversations
with their parents. While research on STEM learning in Latine children often suggests …