Desarrollo de procesos de investigación en la escuela a partir de la astronomía

Abstract

In this document is presented the construction, validation and implementation of a didactic sequence for teaching the physic dimensions, in this case length and mass, of the Earth-Moon system with students conforming the astronomy club in an educational institution in Bogotá. This document is grounded on the deepening line from the Masters in Education emphasized in Natural Sciences and Technology. Initially teaching by research is addressed as a strategy for designing and implementing the sequence, later describing theoretical aspects from the measuring processes and observations of astronomical phenomena related to the dimensions in the Earth-Moon system, characterizing historical, physical and mathematical contents by introducing several research processes, generating in students the necessity for building conjectures though group interaction, using different representations and activities which are carried inside the teaching-learning process; enabling a significant learning in the classroom. As a conclusion the results are analyzed considering three aspects, namely, i. The construction of the didactic sequence, ii. The implementation in the astronomy club, and iii. The considerations that emerged in the development of didactic implementation.