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ERIC Number: EJ086671
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
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Science as Play
Raymo, Chester
Science Education, 57, 3, 279-289, Jul/Sep 73
Analyzes the nature and characteristics of the scientific endeavor to compare with that of children's play. Describes science as a form of religious sacred play which creates a world of make-believe that one may enter if one chooses to play. (CC)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Fiction, Games, Human Development, Imagination, Play, Resource Materials, Science Education, Scientific Enterprise, Scientific Principles
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