Articoli rivista
Le scienze nella scuola dell'obbligo
Anno XLVI - n.1 - gennaio/marzo 2013 Il Sole e i punti cardinali, il cielo ci regala lo spazio e il tempo
This article reports about an engaging school activity performed in a class of 13-year-old students. The Sun’s daily motion in the sky was observed during the whole school year. We wanted to understand how it really changed day after day, if the Sun really rises in the East and sets in the West as it is commonly believed, […]
Anno XXIV - n.4 - ottobre/dicembre 1991 La propagazione rettilinea della luce: una unità didattica per la scuola media
This is a detailed report of the study of the basic properties of light propagation with a middle-school class of 12 year pupils. It required about 20 hours of classroom time. The pupils performed experiments on the linear propagation of light and on the reflection on plane and concave mirrors using simple apparatus. […]
Anno XXV - n.3 - luglio/settembre 1992 La respirazione: una esperienza didattica di Educazione Sanitaria e di Laboratorio di Fisica nella scuola dell’obbligo
The activities described in this article were carried out with a group of 17 12-year-old Middle School pupils. The project involved the Science Lab, the Gym and the Music Class. The pupils performed experiments using simple apparatus they built themselves and enhanced their ability to express themselves in music (playing the flute) and song. […]
Anno XLV - n.4 - ottobre/dicembre 2012 Lo studio della caduta libera di un corpo in una Scuola Secondaria di I Grado
A school activity on free fall, aimed at 12-13 year old pupils, is described and discussed. […]
Anno XXIV - n.1 - gennaio/marzo 1991 Un corso di aggiornamento sull’Educazione scientifica nella scuola elementare
In this report we describe an example of inservice training course for primary school teachers. The course was carried out in a university physics laboratory. The teachers were engaged with “raw” problems. It is interesting to note that facing a new situation the behaviour of teachers is not very different from the behaviour of pupils. […]