Gordon Penrose | |
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Born | July 24, 1925 |
Died | December 16, 1997 | (aged 72)
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | York Borough master science teacher |
Awards | Fellow of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education |
Gordon William Gavin Penrose CM (July 24, 1925 – December 16, 1997), nicknamed the Zany Dr. Zed, was a Canadian scientist, educator, and author of children's science books. [1] His works have been featured in OWL magazine and ChickaDEE magazine, [2] and he played the role of Dr. Zed for the children's television show OWL/TV. [3] [4] [5]
Penrose's philosophy was based on interactive science experiments on the belief that children learn best by doing. Consequently, his books describe experiments that require as little adult supervision as possible. [1] [6] [7] Penrose's audience is eight- to twelve-year-olds, who are in Piaget's "concrete operations" stage, where abstract thinking about hypotheticals is not yet fully developed. [1]
He died on December 16, 1997, at the age of 72. [8]
Gordon Penrose | |
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Born | July 24, 1925 |
Died | December 16, 1997 | (aged 72)
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | York Borough master science teacher |
Awards | Fellow of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education |
Gordon William Gavin Penrose CM (July 24, 1925 – December 16, 1997), nicknamed the Zany Dr. Zed, was a Canadian scientist, educator, and author of children's science books. [1] His works have been featured in OWL magazine and ChickaDEE magazine, [2] and he played the role of Dr. Zed for the children's television show OWL/TV. [3] [4] [5]
Penrose's philosophy was based on interactive science experiments on the belief that children learn best by doing. Consequently, his books describe experiments that require as little adult supervision as possible. [1] [6] [7] Penrose's audience is eight- to twelve-year-olds, who are in Piaget's "concrete operations" stage, where abstract thinking about hypotheticals is not yet fully developed. [1]
He died on December 16, 1997, at the age of 72. [8]