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This study takes four senior classes in Linyi City's municipal kindergarten as the research objects, adopts the case study method, and systematically explores the mechanism of environmental creation in early childhood science enlightenment education. Through two?month observations, interviews and document analysis, the study reveals the positive effects of science?oriented environment creation on stimulating children’s inquiry interest, fostering their science thinking and improving their cooperative competence. The findings indicate that the openness, operability and dynamism of science?education environments significantly boost young children’s initiative and sustainability in science inquiry. Teachers’ supportive strategies in environment creation, including open?ended questioning, encouraging discussions and dynamically adjusting teaching materials, serve as critical conditions for the development of children’s science thinking. Based on the theories of Piaget, Vygotsky and Dewey, this paper analyzes the educational value of environment creation and puts forward practical suggestions for optimizing science?education environments in kindergartens.
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