IAFE   05512
INSTITUTO DE ASTRONOMIA Y FISICA DEL ESPACIO
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Astronomy and cosmology for children
Autor/es:
ALEJANDRO GANGUI
Revista:
Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron.
Editorial:
Asociación Argentina de Astronomía
Referencias:
Año: 2007 vol. 50
ISSN:
0571-3285
Resumen:
In the last years there has been an increased interest in tackling the frequent common misconceptions about astronomical notions found both in elementary school students and in their teachers. Research in many countries has shown that basic astronomical concepts like night-and-day cycle, lunar phases, meteors, seasons, etc, are by far not completely acquired by neither of the two groups. We have recently presented a series of Astronomy and Cosmology books aimed at helping both children aged seven years onwards, and their teachers, in subjects covering a wide range of topics, all introduced with carefully chosen words and images that young children can understand. Our aim is manyfold: contribute in getting young students interested about the science of the sky and, at the same time, help to employ Astronomy as a key tool to build up adequate conceptual changes in a whole range of science issues.