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Abstract
This paper presents a theoretical approach about experimentation in young children as a scientific tool, a concept researched up to date from different theoretical perspectives In this study, metacognitive self-regulation is propounded as an integrative concept to understand experimentation .Physics, as a privileged domain is used to describe experimentation in young children.
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