This study is about pupils’ perception and interest in the chemistry topic and their understanding of the content of the lessons. This is made by studying pupils’ understanding and motivation based on two lessons in chemistry, a theoretical lesson and a practical lesson. The pupils’ get more curious about the subject of chemistry and environment when working with NTA-box. Eight pupils divided into two groups with four in each, have been interviewed in this study. The pupils in the first group have read a factual text in the science book about red cabbage juice and answered some questions about it. The second group have examined the chemical properties of some substances with the help of red-cabbage juice. The results from the pupil’s answers has shown that motivation of second group was higher, because most pupils thought that laboratory work is fun and they have learned a lot from the studies. However, the pupils who have read the book have been able to understand the text and explain their answers in a clear way.

Science and technologhy for All (abbreviated as NTA) is a processed material that can be used by teachers as a support to engage students in science and technology. The purpose of this survey is to find out how preschool teachers are thinking aboat working with the NTA and which learning the children can achieve from the NTA-box. Implementation of the survey is based on qualitative semi-structured interviews. Semi-structured interviews were chosen in order to avoid the yes and no answers, as well as to be able to put supplementary questions to the respondent. The results show that it makes it easier for teachers to work with processed materials in the subjects of science and technologhy. The teachers felt that it gave them a personal growth in the subject and that it saved time in day-to-day operations. According to the teachers the children have been positive of the NTA-box and contributed to greater language development, conceptual understanding, and motor skills. The teachers could not see much difference between boys`and girls`interest in science and technology.