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SIFTING FACT FROM FICTION IN SPACE TRAVEL.

The article provides insights for adults on how to guide their children towards the theme of various television programs suited for children audiences in the U.S. The author puts emphasis on the identification of the programs whether fiction or real. For example, rocket trip in space show would give...

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Published in:Science Education Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 301 - 305
Main Author: Sternig, Jonn
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Oct1957
Subjects:
Television in education
Television & children
Science fiction television programs
Science fiction
Adventure stories
Children
Teaching
United States education system
United States
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Summary:The article provides insights for adults on how to guide their children towards the theme of various television programs suited for children audiences in the U.S. The author puts emphasis on the identification of the programs whether fiction or real. For example, rocket trip in space show would give them the idea that it was not much different than an airplane trip in air. Thus the author stresses that adults have a real responsibility to know how to sift the fact from the fiction and to be able to guide children in a scientifically sound understanding of developments leading to space travel.