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Dezvoltarea competenței de estimare și măsurare a masei corpurilor la vârsta preșcolară
Developing the competence of estimating and measuring body mass at preschool age

Author(s): Mihaela Pavlenco
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Preschool education
Published by: Biblioteca Ştiinţifică a Universităţii de Stat Alecu Russo
Keywords: preschool age; competence; the baric sense; mass; units of mass measurement; weighing
Summary/Abstract: The process of formation the representations about the mass of bodies at preschool age is carried out based on the sensory perception of objects and measuring instruments, related to the particularities of the children's age. Sensory activities develop the baric sense of preschoolers, give children the opportunity to estimate and compare the mass of different bodies. The units and instruments of mass measurement are introduced at the high preschool age with the aim to form the skills necessary for solving everyday problems.

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