“Once Upon A Star”: A Science Education Program Based on Personification Storytelling in Promoting Preschool Children’s Understanding of Astronomy Concepts

Research Findings Grounded on personification storytelling, this intervention study introduced a science program including extensive astronomy concepts to 24 children (4–5 years). The storytelling attributes personal characteristics to cosmic bodies with metaphors relating to children’s lives in explaining the scientific concepts, for example, the star explosion is presented as “a big vomit.” Drawing on such storytelling combined with follow up...