A didactic sequence on inquiry, modelling and creation of scientific knowledge on Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift

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12(1), January 2015
Experiences, resources and other work
pp. 186-197
Published: 01-10-2014

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  • Jordi Domènech Casal (ES) Grupo LIEC, Departamento de Didáctica de la Matemática y las Ciencias Experimentales, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
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Abstract

The article describes an Inquiry didactic sequence on Plate Tectonics. Students are asked to reconstruct the geologic evolution of an imaginary planet by correlating different kinds of data (geographic distribution of fossils, orogens age, seismic regions...) discovering the positions of the plates and the changes suffered by the continents. Though the activity, several classroom dynamics and didactic scaffolds are set to promote dynamics of creation of scientific knowledge and contents sistematization to reach the final goal: to perform a science dissemination video describing the geological history of this imaginary planet.

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inquiry Google Schoolar
science communication Google Schoolar
IBSE Google Schoolar
Plate Tectonics Google Schoolar
Continental Drift Google Schoolar
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Jordi Domènech Casal, Grupo LIEC, Departamento de Didáctica de la Matemática y las Ciencias Experimentales, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Doctor en Biología y licenciado en Humanidades. Profesor de secundaria, especialidad Biología y Geología, en el Institut de Vilanova del Vallès.Miembro del grupo LIEC (Llengua i Ensenyament de les Ciències) de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Miembro del consejo asesor de Cuadernos de Pedagogía.

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