Abstract
Although Astronomy is engaging and motivating for both precollege and college students, it is often difficult to fit it in within the formal educational core standards. In this work, we present an analysis of the Spanish educational curricula for primary school to look for opportunities to adapt the tools and the science behind the most famous discoveries about the sun. In this way, we attempt to find opportunities to explain concepts such as: energy, electricity, magnetism, dynamics, astronomy, data analysis, algebra, arithmetics, geometry, language and communication skills, music, cooperative working, computing, the use of new technologies and problem-based learning.
Highlights
Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences
The observation of the sky and the analysis of these observations have allowed to develop, throughout history, innumerable mathematical, methodological and technological tools. This historical importance should be reflected in the educational system of any country and, in general, educational curricula at different levels include topics such as day-night, phases of the moon, seasons, stars, planets and other structures at different scales of the universe, astrobiology, etc
There are countless didactical resources, articles and books devoted to the teaching and learning of astronomy [1]
Summary
Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. The observation of the sky and the analysis of these observations have allowed to develop, throughout history, innumerable mathematical, methodological and technological tools. All research institutions related to astronomy and space sciences, as well as scientific astronomical associations implement educational resources to show the impact of their scientific results [2-6]. All these resources and teaching strategies are usually adapted to the different stages of education, offering even adaptations for students with some special needs. From an administrative point of view, any kind of resource or concept included in the didactical programs of any school should be contained in some way in the educational curriculum If not, they become anecdotal facts (a workshop, a talk, ...) without a clear impact on the teaching-learning process of the students. We present an educational strategy in which the sun will be used as
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