Children do not need to practice conservation tasks in order to apply them to other conservation problems.

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While some research suggests that children may be able to apply conservation principles to different tasks without explicit instruction, most studies have found that children benefit from practice and explicit instruction in order to transfer conservation skills to new situations. Therefore, it is generally recommended that children do practice conservation tasks in order to better understand and apply the concept in new contexts.

Children Do Not Need to Practice Conservation Tasks in Order