Project Watching the Sky: a playful and constructivist approach in the practice of night sky observation to 2nd grade elementary school students in the city of Santo André

Currently, the population shows a growing interest in astronomy-related content. The contact with informal spaces, such as planetariums and observatories, can help to better problematize the subject with children and adults. This paper presents the proposal made by the Johannes Kepler Planetarium to...

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Main Authors: Rincon Voelzke Marcos, Zuchi Faria Rachel, Pedroso Marcos, Jacinto Christiane, Claudio Pereira da Silva Luiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2019-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2019/05/epjconf_ise2a2017_02007.pdf
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Summary:Currently, the population shows a growing interest in astronomy-related content. The contact with informal spaces, such as planetariums and observatories, can help to better problematize the subject with children and adults. This paper presents the proposal made by the Johannes Kepler Planetarium to introduce astronomy in a playful way for elementary school students in the city of Santo André.
ISSN:2100-014X