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Teaching Astronomy at Secondary School Level in Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2018

R. M. Ros
R. M. Ros*
Affiliation:
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

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The status of teaching Astronomy in European countries is variable. Sometimes Astronomy appears as a compulsory subject or as an optional subject, but on many occasions Astronomy appears within another subject, depending on the country. It is even possible for Astronomy not to appear anywhere in the curriculum. But of course the position here is better than in other less developed places. In Europe there are various topics which can be organized into two main groups: aspects related to relative motions and aspects related to properties of light. Some examples of teaching activities and materials in various countries will be described.

It is also necessary to emphasize several initiatives such as the review of Astronomy curricula, the publication of general books on Astronomy for secondary schools and the organisation of new journals to promote Astronomy in schools.

Type
Section Six
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 162: New Trends in Astronomy Teaching , 1998 , pp. 286 - 291
Copyright
Copyright © 1996

References

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Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Teaching Astronomy, 1995, Institut de Ciencies de l'Educacio, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona.Google Scholar