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Construction of correspondences between the sky we see and the heliocentric model: problem-based learning in 7th grade of elementary school

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2021

Fernando Ariel Karaseur
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, B7000 Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina email: [email protected]
Alejandro Gangui
Affiliation:
CONICET – Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Astronoma y Fsica del Espacio (IAFE), C1428ZAA Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Abstract

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We present the results of the implementation of a didactic sequence based on the formulation and resolution of astronomical problems by seventh grade elementary school students from the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its objective is to generate a meaningful understanding of the heliocentric model of the Solar System from the systematization of topocentric observations of the sky, either direct or mediated by resources such as diagrams, Stellarium software and tables, which we correlate with the parallel globe, other models with specific material and the Solar System Scope software. Throughout the sequence we address topics such as the diurnal and annual movement of the Sun, the night sky, astronomical ephemeris, Moon phases and eclipses. These are developed in parallel to the sphericity of the Earth and the concept of motion in science. For each of these topics we start from its recognition. We then implement strategies to guide students towards a possible description from the local point of view, and then extend it to other locations on the surface of the Earth. We encourage them to explain their ideas about the possible links between these topocentric observations and the corresponding relative positions of the celestial objects as seen from an external point of view to the Earth. These ideas are then contrasted with geocentric and heliocentric models. Here we highlight the integrative instances in which the students formulated problems in small groups and shared them for their resolution. Thus, motivated and challenged by the collaboration between peers, they became the protagonists of their learning.

Type
Poster Paper
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

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