| Summary: | 碩士 === 朝陽科技大學 === 應用化學系 === 102 === This study aimed to explore the early childhood programs by using "Health Kingdom" as the main subject. Guided inquiry teaching model was used to explore the healthy food as well as food colors related scientific activities, and effectiveness of the children's awareness of food colors and eating habit changes were also explored afterwords. The subjects were 25 children taught by the researcher in kindergarten. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected in this study. The main findings are as follows:
1. Science activities have a significant impact on the cognitive concept of "food color”for children.
2. From the process of science activities we found that:
(1) After providing children cooking experience through scientific activities, the children’s willingness in the consumption of vegetables, fruits, and grains are greatly improved.
(2) Through fruit juices making and dyeing experiment, children’s awareness of color candy, the natural colour and pigments in both natural juice and canned juice were promoted.
(3) Children’s observing, comparing and operating ability were improved through scientific activities.
(4) There are no significant differences in age and gender of children’s performance in six scientific activities.
3. After all scientific activities, according to the survey and observation of children’s snack eating and drinking habits, the amount of the snacks and drinks children consumed were reduced when compared with the amount they consumed before all scientific activities.
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