"Jag är en smältmaskin!" : En intervjustudie baserad på förskolebarns tankar om vattnets fasövergångar

Sammanfattning: The purpose with my study is to investigate what kind of thoughts children between three or four years express about the water's phase transitions. The theoretical perspective which has been used is sociocultural perspective. The method is based on semi-structured interviews in groups. The interview groups consist two to three children in each group. The interviews are based on open questions, where the children's thoughts, own words and explanations are in focus. This is documented with audio recording and supplemented with field notes.The result shows that the children have some understanding about the water's phase transitions. Conclusions that can be made is that children think that the water can transform from solid to liquid form but not the other way around. A recurring thought that children have when water freezes is that you need to mix cold water with something and stir it around. Children believe that the temperature is of significance when ice melts or creates. They also think that weather conditions are of significance to phase transitions. When the ice melts children thinkt hat the water is moved and has disappeared. Several thoughts that the children in my study have can be seen in previous research.