On study about "Earth"as a fundamental Concept and Development of Teaching Materials for Understanding souch Concept.

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24501068
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Science education
• Research Institution: Gifu Women's University
• Principal Investigator: SHIMONO Hiroshi 岐阜女子大学, その他の研究科, 教授 (30142631)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): OKAMOTO Yasuhiko 岡山理科大学, 理学部, 教授 (10367245) ; GOTOU Masakazu 国立教育政策研究所, 教育課程センター、基礎研究部, 総括研究官 (40311138)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KAWAKAMI Shiichi 岐阜大学, 教育学部, 教授 (80183036)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 学習指導要領 / 地球システム / 地球概念 / 構成要素 / 時間概念 / 空間概念

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Earth is one of the fundamental concept of the science. In our study we had the thinking that planet earth is more than 4 billion years old and its subsystems are continually evolving. About “Earth” we added Examination from system, time, and space concept. And we set 4 viewpoints (constitution, connection, time, space) to understand “Earth”. We developed the “Earth Mosaic” for fundamental concept of Earth according as 4 viewpoints. Examples are follow.①Changing the weather ②Balance of the natural world　③Structure and change of the land　④Planet earth as the solar system　⑤Changing the earth ⑥Working the river stream
After we clarified 4 viewpoints in an elementary school sixth grade instruction plan of “Structure and Change of the Land”, we practiced the class and analyzed it. AS a result　, many children were able to acquire “Earth” from some viewpoints.

Free Research Field

科学教育