In an attempt to understand the natural world’s
phenomena, young children form their perceptions of differ￾ent aspects of the macrocosm, which they contrast with new
scientific concepts. This process calls for an early intervention
that will provide the stimuli and the tools for the development
of new concepts, ideas, and cognitive structures. The purpose
of the present article is to present an instructional intervention
for young children about the science of celestial bodies, with
some reference to the pedagogical content knowledge of as￾tronomy. A concept-based, multidisciplinary approach to
developing curriculum activities is adopted and the content of
activities places particular emphasis on: (1) Spatial learning
and spatial thinking, which are considered as central and
fundamental to astronomy education, and (2) the alternation
between the Earth-based and space-based perspectives of the
shape, position, and movement of celestial bodies.

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• Astronomy in Early Childhood Education: A Concept-Based Approach

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