Abstract Several papers have highlighted the potential of network science to appeal a younger audience high school children and provided lesson material on for children. However, also provides great topic outreach activities primary Therefore, this article gives short summary an activity aged 8–12 years. The in contains presentation approximately 1 hour, including experiments, exercises, quizze...


 The present study investigates the structure and content of oral scientific arguments constructed by 6-year-old students in Greece when they answered questions about light propagation through objects, dissolution substances water, flow electric current objects. research was conducted with participation 64 primary school (6 years old), while interview served as data collection tool. Resea...

Background and Objectives: Childhood obesity is an increasing public health problem in Iran, and there is no evidence for effective prevention strategies to date. The aim of this qualitative study was to identify and prioritise perceived potential interventions by parents and school staff to help inform the development of an obesity prevention intervention for Iranian school children. Material...

Although the theoretical case for universal pre-primary education is strong, the empirical foundation is weak. In this paper, we contribute to the empirical case by investigating the effect of a large expansion of universal pre-primary education on subsequent primary school performance in Argentina. We estimate that one year of preprimary school increases average third grade test scores by 8 pe...