Shadow (Umbra - Penumbra)

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Subject of practice

scientific

Target groups

Teacher

Educational level

Secondary Education

Short Summary

The phenomenon of shadow was, from antiquity, well defined as the absence of light. Aristotle, in fact, had argued for a spherical earth believing that the curved lines on the lunar surface produced by the shadow of a spherical earth, which interweaved between the sun and the moon. The present didactic proposal, for typical and SEN students, is participation for Open Discovery Space’s (ODS) contest for educational scenario of 2014-15 (Greece). It forms IBSE learning model and emphasis was given to the association of the content with every day life, to peer-to-peer education and to the big ideas of science.

Duration of the implementation

2015-07-06 18:00:00 - 2015-07-06 18:00:00

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Detailed description

Age of learners

15 - 20

Detailed description

The present didactic proposal, for typical and SEN students, is participation for Open Discovery Space’s (ODS) contest for educational scenario of 2014-15 (Greece). It forms IBSE learning model and emphasis was given to the association of the content with every day life, to peer-to-peer education and to the big ideas of science. This didactic proposal is supported by a Teaching Plan and Inquiry Learning Spaces (ILS) in EnglishStudents, working in groups, initially invited to engage in an exploration of the phenomenon of shadow using interactive whiteboard and the learning object “Shadow (umbra and penumbra)” from photodentro.edu.gr. Moreover, the use metamemory questions is aiming at self-regulation of learning through Judgments of Learning (JOLs) and Ease of Learning,(EOLs) judgments. 

Learning Activities / Implementation

see ILS:  http://goo.gl/J8W6Jw  

Country of originGreece
Language of the practiceEnglish
Website relatedhttps://4myfiles.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/in-the-shadows/
Status of the practiceFinal
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Area of good practice
  • ICT enabled learning - Using digital resources for face-to-face classroom practice & for online learning/blended classroom practice
  • Quality and Assessment - Using digital resources to better assess learning
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Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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About the author

Name of contributorNIKOLAOS NERANTZIS
Affiliation of contributor Physicist in Secondary Special Education
Institution where this practice was implementedTEE & EPAL Eidikis Agigis, Serres, Greece
Contact e-mailabc57001@gmail.com