This contribution describes a learning unit on the Earth, the Sun and the day/night cycle for 5-year-old children. Our research goal was to evaluate the impact of this intervention on children’s ideas and models of the shape of the Earth and of the day/night cycle. The participants where 21 children engaged in 5 meetings where a variety of methodologies were used, from active observation of the sky to the use of physical models and the construction of instruments. We examined the children’s pre/post interviews and drawings in order to gain insights into the children’s ideas and their changes over the learning path. The results show evidence of an evolution in the children’s ideas and models, suggesting that the intervention was effective.
DISCOVERING THE SKY WITH 5-YEARS-OLDS: A LEARNING PATH ON THE DAY-NIGHT CYCLE
M. Carli
;O. Pantano
2020
Abstract
This contribution describes a learning unit on the Earth, the Sun and the day/night cycle for 5-year-old children. Our research goal was to evaluate the impact of this intervention on children’s ideas and models of the shape of the Earth and of the day/night cycle. The participants where 21 children engaged in 5 meetings where a variety of methodologies were used, from active observation of the sky to the use of physical models and the construction of instruments. We examined the children’s pre/post interviews and drawings in order to gain insights into the children’s ideas and their changes over the learning path. The results show evidence of an evolution in the children’s ideas and models, suggesting that the intervention was effective.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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