• Question: Why do you think it’s important for children to learn science

    Asked by aced520data on 14 Mar 2025. This question was also asked by Amber K.
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      Amal Lavender answered on 14 Mar 2025:

      i think its great for them to understand how the world works

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      Robbie Lynch answered on 14 Mar 2025:

      This is a really good question. It is important for a few reasons but for me the most important one is this.

      Learning about science from an early age will help children develop their critical thinking skills. Showing them it is okay to question why and how things happen. It can encourage both healthy skepticism and curiosity.

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      Andreas Korn answered on 21 Mar 2025:

      I think there are a number of good reasons why children should learn science.
      The most important one is to be able to analyse a problem and make good judgements.
      Understanding how things work is the first step to make them better or repair them if they fail.
      Look around you, many aspects of every day live use technology that is based on science.
      Science is not magic (even if it can appear this way sometimes) but based on facts and a solid understanding of how nature works!

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      Mimi Asogwa answered on 24 Mar 2025:

      Very important its fun, interesting, learn lots of things and helps you develop important skills (perseverance, communication and critical thinking).

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      Kerry Ann Brown answered on 24 Mar 2025:

      I’m with Amal, it is so important to be able to understand the world we live in. Science is all about curiosity too, so hopefully it engages people with why things work and how to solve life’s problems!

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      Charlotte Slade answered on 3 Apr 2025:

      Because science is like having a superpower! ✨

      It’s about asking “why?” and “how?” about EVERYTHING. It’s about figuring things out, even if your experiments go gloriously wrong (which, trust me, they will!). It’s about understanding that it’s OKAY not to know all the answers.

      Science empowers kids to be curious, critical thinkers who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. Those skills aren’t just useful in a lab – they’re essential no matter WHAT you want to do in life.

      Plus, let’s be honest, science is just plain FUN. Who doesn’t love making things explode (in a safe and controlled way, obviously!) or building robots that (hopefully) don’t try to take over the world? 😄

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      Lauren Graham answered on 24 Apr 2025:

      I think it is important to form good critical thinking skills, since science helps people understand how the world works. Having accurate information can help you make better informed choices.

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      Luke Humphrey answered on 25 Jun 2025:

      I think it’s useful to know a little about how our world works, regardless of your path in life, science-literacy will help you solve problems and make informed decisions. Outside of work, science has helped me be a better cook, take better care of my health, put together furniture and maintain vehicles, plan journeys & travel, even learning to draw. I can’t think of many things in life that aren’t enhanced by science.

      More than that, though, learning how to think like a scientist (to critically assess things in an evidence-based way) will help you identify misinformation and find the line of truth hidden in the noise. With the growth of generative AI technology, I think today’s children are going to have to deal with more misinformation that any previous generation, so having the mindset to navigate that sort of world will be really essential.

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