Conceptos y principios básicos de la astronomía observacional. Propuesta didáctica complementada con la utilización de tic, dirigida a estudiantes de educación media vocacional

Abstract

La propuesta se centra en el diseño de una unidad didáctica para la enseñanza de la Astronomía Observacional a partir de actividades y recursos seleccionados. Pretende acercar a los estudiantes de la educación básica y media vocacional a conceptos básicos de la Astronomía, para que a través del proceso puedan ir estructurando su conocimiento y fundamentando su aspecto conceptual.

Abstract. This document presents the design of a seven-module didactic unit focused on the teaching of the Observational Astronomy based on a set of activities and resources. This work aims at getting students familiar with the basic concepts and premises of Astronomy. By developing and implementing this unit, the students are expected to structure their knowledge and to set the groundwork of Astronomy. Some reading-and-writing activities were designed on this purpose, including the use of ICTs (information communication technology) such as audiovisual resources, suggestions to work on from several sites related to the mentioned topic and a virtual classroom in the platform Moodle. All this aims at supporting the learning objectives throughout the whole process. Some specific topics were selected from the theoretical framework which provided a review of the characteristics and properties of the Solar System as a whole, the constellations, the sky and the sky chart, among others. The pedagogical models used in the teaching of Science provide the learning strategies required to foster an effective and meaningful learning process in the classroom. The didactic unit is being implemented with high-school students at the Abraham Maslow School. Besides, it has been covering children and teenagers of different grades and ages who voluntarily joined the Astronomy Club, created as a result of the implementation of this work. They are making the most of it and they are really enjoying thanks to their everlasting curiosity.