Experimental Workshops as a Contribution to Teaching Natural Sciences in Primary School

Authors

  • MAURO PORCEL DE PERALTA UNL
  • MARÍA SILVINA REYES UNL
  • HÉCTOR ODETTI UNL

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14409/ie.v0i13.9882

Keywords:

primary education, teaching workshops, Natural Sciences, laboratory

Abstract

This work describes the development of
teacher training workshops at two primary schools in the
province of Santa Fe, Argentina, which were intended to
spread scientific and technological knowledge through
practical activities, experiences, and demonstrations of
disciplines such as Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. In
each meeting, priority was given to the demonstration of
innovative strategies, tools, and techniques that enabled
the updating of structuring contents of Natural Sciences,
highlighting the value of a mobile laboratory. At the end
of the workshops, participants were surveyed to find out
their appreciations. Results were highly satisfactory, the
proposed activities being assessed as very good. This
allowed us to conclude that the initiative was motivating and innovative, since it promoted various didactic
strategies for teaching Natural Sciences at primary level.

Author Biographies

MAURO PORCEL DE PERALTA, UNL

Facultad de Biología y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad
Nacional del Litoral (FBCB/UNL). Licenciado en Biotecnología.
Doctorando en Educación en Ciencias Experimentales. Becario
de Agencia en la Cátedra de Química General e Inorgánica de la
Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas de la Universidad
Nacional del Litoral (UNL). Docente de Nivel Medio. Miembro
de proyectos de investigación de la UNL

MARÍA SILVINA REYES, UNL

Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, Universidad Nacional del
Litoral (FHUC/UNL). Licenciada en Biodiversidad, Magister en
Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos y Doctora en Educación en
Ciencias Experimentales. Docente-Investigadora en la Cátedra de
Química General e Inorgánica de la Facultad de Humanidades y
Ciencias de la Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL). Miembro
de proyectos de extensión e investigación en el marco de la UNL

HÉCTOR ODETTI, UNL

Facultad de Biología y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad
Nacional del Litoral (FBCB/UNL). Bioquímico y Doctor en
Ciencias Biológicas. Profesor Titular Exclusiva del Dpto. de
Química General e Inorgánica de la FBCB/UNL. Categoría I
del Programa de Incentivos. Director de la Maestría en Didáctica
de las Ciencias Experimentales y del Doctorado en Educación
en Cs Experimentales. Director del Programa de Enseñanza PreUniversitario de la Universidad Nacional del Litoral

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Published

2020-12-11

How to Cite

PORCEL DE PERALTA, M., REYES, M. S., & ODETTI, H. (2020). Experimental Workshops as a Contribution to Teaching Natural Sciences in Primary School. Itinerarios Educativos, (13), 112–121. https://doi.org/10.14409/ie.v0i13.9882

Issue

No. 13 (2020): Itinerarios Educativos

Section

Experiences and projects

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