International Journal of Education

This study aims to explore the effectiveness of experiential learning on the cultivation of childrens scientific inquiry ability. Taking the theme activity "Cuckoo Chicken is Coming" as an example, this paper adopts the action research method to explore the influence of experiential learning on the development of childrens scientific inquiry ability through observing, recording and analyzing childrens performance in the activity. The research results show that experiential learning can effectively stimulate childrens interest in scientific inquiry and improve their scientific inquiry abilities such as observation, questioning, conjecture, experiment, recording and communication. Specifically, through the strategies of creating real situations, providing rich materials and guiding children to reflect, children actively participate in the exploration process of chicken incubation, feeding and growth in the theme activity of "Cuckoo Chicken is Coming", take the initiative to ask questions, make guesses and verify, and record and communicate the exploration results in various ways. This study provides practical reference for using experiential learning to cultivate childrens scientific inquiry ability in kindergarten science education.

Experiential learning; Young children; Scientific inquiry ability