幼儿的科学教育是科学启蒙教育,重在激发幼儿的认识兴趣和探究欲望。探究式科学教育是指幼儿在教师提供的支持性教学环境中亲身经历科学探究的过程,旨在强调幼儿的探究体验。然而,实际的探究式科学教学活动中却存在种种问题。具身认知理论,作为一种新的认知观,运用于幼儿探究式科学教育,将会促使教师把教育目光从幼儿大脑转向身体,使幼儿通过体验获得更好的发展。 Science education for young children is the science of enlightenment education, focusing on motivating young children’s cognitive interest and desire to explore. Inquiry-based science education refers to the process in which young children experience scientific inquiry in the supportive teaching environment provided by teachers in order to emphasize the exploration experience of young children. However, there are still some problems in the actual inquiry science teaching activities. As a new cognitive theory, embodied cognitive theory applied to children’s inquiry-based science education will prompt teachers to shift their educational vision from the brains of young children to the body so that children can experience better development through experience.