Blog 1
My understanding of the conservation of mass is that matter is not added or taken away just because its shape may change. When I think about the conservation of mass, I think about a ball of clay being rolled out into a large, flat piece. Even though the clay may look like it got bigger simply because it was rolled out, we know that the amount of clay is still the same. Young children are often fooled by these types of tasks early on in their lives. The conservation of mass theory falls under Piaget's Theory of Intellectual Development. One researcher that shares my perspective on child development thus far is Piaget. I have always been interested in Piaget's research on the impact of play on child development. I believe, along with Piaget, that play is critical to child development. Through play, children are able to capitalize on their curiosity and use this as fuel for learning. This theory also lines up perfectly with the fact that learning is