外刊精读90 / Science / 会玩的孩子更会思考 （难度中等）

Play breeds better thinkers

Related words:

1. toddler n 宝宝
2. Children are bursting with playful curiosity. 好奇心爆棚
3. invite（引起） criticism/ trouble
4. inquisitiveness 好奇心
5. dive into a topic thoroughly 完全沉浸于
6. grit 毅力，勇气
7. open-ended questions

Vocabulary:

1. project v. 预计,预测 be projected to eg. Government spending is projected to rise by three percent next year.
2. cradle-to-grave 一生
3. be mindful of 注意，留心
4. peer into 凝视，窥探
5. fodder 素材
6. causal relationships 因果关系 eg. Arguably there is a causal relationship/link between violence (证明有因果关系） on television and teenager's violent behaviours.
7. in plain sight 显而易见
8. out-of-reach 做不动 反义词 in-reach
9. Dismiss v. 不理会，不考虑
10. interval 间隔
11. concern oneself with = become involved with sth 关心，参与
12. come/get to grips with 努力应对
13. reminiscent of sb/sth 令人想起
14. complex and ever-changing world

Nice sentence:

1. (孩子们好奇心爆棚）Children are bursting with playful curiosity. They would pose questions about everything from natural objects,like trees and sun, to spiritual notion, like God and moral. These question not only provide fodder for knowledge, they help children discover the causal relationships among things-all with adult mentor by their side（在他们的旁边）. The adults who guide the exploration by asking questions themselves reinforce curiosity and innovation.
2. Hidden in the playful explorations encounters are rich opportunities for learning. When children are allowed to dive into a topic thoroughly, they can learn to connect isolated facts in order to generate new ideas. A child might collect dead things like worms and slugs, and another assorted leaves of different shapes and colours. These collections become treasured resources for the discovery of patterns(发现规律）, and they invited even more inquisitiveness（引发好奇心）.
3. (成年人忽视玩耍来来的作用）Adults often overlook the fact that learning is happening during periods of unstructured play, or dismiss these intervals as productive. Hurried parents tend to lack the ability to carve out that time（将时间分割的能力）, fearing that their children might be late for their next scheduled activity.
4. （学校的职责）The schools are supposed to be as "idea factory" built on inspiring curiosity and problem solving. New headings can be applied to assess students' progress, such as pose interesting questions, articulates important problems and spend time solving them, which is reminiscent of the thinking of scientists. Both children and scientists need to bring the tools in their respective arsenals to bear on things that matter to them. Their learning is not linear via funneling flashcards.