With a view to the active learning, that makes the students protagonist, responsible and
aware of the learning process, the present study presents an experimental work designed to …

The Biodiversity Park was born from the opportunity to integrate experiences and interests
generated by different actors already involved in educational and social activities operating …

In the last decade, Science Education has played a crucial role in the training of young
students, supporting them in understanding the world around us, making them active …

The results of international surveys (PISA, TIMSS, 2015) show a worsening of educational
attainment and interest of Italian children in science. For many researchers the reason is that …

Although it is universally accepted and, indeed, required from the European Commission
that students should be active protagonists in the construction of own knowledge through the …

In kindergarten, knowledge of plants and animals is generally proposed using drawings,
books or puppets; guide characters who through their narratives end up sedimenting an …

This study falls into the field research of Life Science didactics. According to the main Italian
(Italian Guidelines for the Curriculum in the Primary School-2012 Edition) and European law …

Scientific subjects are often considered difficult and boring by students, also because of the
way in which they are taught. The first aim of the research was to verify the possibility of …

The purpose of the present research is to analyze the Museum of Zoology at University of
Padova (Italy) as a resource for improving Biology and ecology learning motivation in …

When astronomers study new planets orbiting around distant stars, they always hope to find
some evidence of the existence of water in these remote celestial bodies, precisely because …