In my dissertation, I studied children's perceptions of the weather and the seasons. In the theoretical part, I described the weather and other weather elements that are important for weather observations, as well as the seasons that are typical for our regions. I also described how science is included in the kindergarten curriculum and thus the topic of the dissertation. I presented the cognitive development of children and the methods I used in conducting the activities. Through various interviews, I learned how much the children already know about different weather situations and seasons. I recorded this in the empirical part of my dissertation. I found out that children know different weather situations but do not know very much about seasons. I planned and implemented the activities I wanted to use to influence children's knowledge on this topic. At the end, I reviewed the results and found that my activities successfully improved children's knowledge and understanding of the topic.
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