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Astronomy Education Review / Volume 8 / Issue 1 / INNOVATIONS

2009, AER, 8 (1), 010202, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/AER2009022

The “Box Universe” of 1 m3: An Activity for Introduction to the Study of Astronomy

Published 22 July 2009

Marcos Daniel Longhini

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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This is a report of an activity of introduction to the study of astronomy developed with a group of future physics teachers at a Brazilian public university. Such activity had the goal of giving privileged emphasis to notions of spatiality, alternative conceptions of the participants, and the process of interaction among peers, with the objective of encouraging discussions in regard to their models of the universe. Such models were made explicit from the distribution of the stars throughout the universe, which were constructed from clippings of paper and inserted into the box which represented the universe. The results, which were categorized as miscellaneous, geocentric, heliocentric, and acentric models of the universe, were qualitatively analyzed. Analyses of the activity in the perspective of the participants are indicated and additional considerations are made regarding its use as a resource for teaching astronomy and for teacher training.

© 2009 The American Astronomical Society

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Keywords

cosmology, physics education, teacher training, teaching, Graduate study, Research into teaching/learning, Cooperative group activities, Teacher training

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PUBLICATION DATA

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1539-1515 (online)

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$abstract.society.value is a Member of CrossRef The American Astronomical Society

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History
Received 03 March 2009
Published online 22 July 2009
Digital Object Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/AER2009022

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