以探究食物顏色為主的科學活動對幼兒飲食習慣之影響

Exploring the Impact of “Colors of Food” Science Activities on Young Children’s Eating Habits.

葉淑青(Shu-Ching Yeh)

指導教授 ： 錢偉鈞

朝陽科技大學/理工學院/應用化學系/碩士(2014年)

摘要

本研究旨在探究以「健康王國」為主題的幼兒課程，在進行健康的食物探討時，透過引導式探究教學模式，進行和食物顏色有關的科學活動後，對幼兒食物顏色的認知與飲食習慣改變之成效。研究對象為研究者任教班級之中小班幼兒，共計25位，資料的收集採質化和量化兩種方式。主要研究結果如下：
一、科學活動對於幼兒「食物顏色」的認知概念有顯著影響。
二、從科學活動的歷程中發現：
(一)透過科學活動，提供幼兒烹飪製作的經驗，可以提高幼兒食用蔬菜、水果、五穀根莖類的意願。
(二)從製作果汁、染色實驗過程，促使幼兒認識彩色糖果、天然與罐裝果汁中的天然色素和食用色素。
(三)科學活動增進幼兒觀察、比較和操作的能力。
(四)不同年齡和性別的幼兒，在六個科學活動的表現沒有顯著差異。
三、從科學活動進行後的幼兒「吃零食、喝飲料」飲食習慣調查與在校飲
食觀察，發現：幼兒吃糖果、喝罐裝飲料的習慣，與科學活動進行前做比較，有明顯的改變。

關鍵字

科學活動 ； 食物顏色 ； 幼兒

並列摘要

This study aimed to explore the early childhood programs by using "Health Kingdom" as the main subject. Guided inquiry teaching model was used to explore the healthy food as well as food colors related scientific activities, and effectiveness of the children's awareness of food colors and eating habit changes were also explored afterwords. The subjects were 25 children taught by the researcher in kindergarten. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected in this study. The main findings are as follows:
1. Science activities have a significant impact on the cognitive concept of "food color”for children.
2. From the process of science activities we found that:
(1) After providing children cooking experience through scientific activities, the children’s willingness in the consumption of vegetables, fruits, and grains are greatly improved.
(2) Through fruit juices making and dyeing experiment, children’s awareness of color candy, the natural colour and pigments in both natural juice and canned juice were promoted.
(3) Children’s observing, comparing and operating ability were improved through scientific activities.
(4) There are no significant differences in age and gender of children’s performance in six scientific activities.
3. After all scientific activities, according to the survey and observation of children’s snack eating and drinking habits, the amount of the snacks and drinks children consumed were reduced when compared with the amount they consumed before all scientific activities.

並列關鍵字

science activity ； colors of food ； young children

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