Recreational Experiences for Teaching Basic Scientific Concepts in Primary Education: The Case of Density and Pressure

Guadalupe Martínez Borreguero; Francisco Luis Naranjo Correa; Milagros Mateos Núñez; Jesús Sánchez Martín

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Guadalupe Martínez Borreguero ¹ ^* , Francisco Luis Naranjo Correa ¹, Milagros Mateos Núñez ¹, Jesús Sánchez Martín ¹

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¹ Department of Didactics of Experimental Sciences, University of Extremadura, Avda. De Elvas s/n, 06006 Badajoz, SPAIN^* Corresponding Author

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Recreational science experiences were used as a teaching tool in the learning process of two basic concepts at primary school level: pressure and density. These kinds of resources are widely spread as hook methodologies in non-formal educative areas, but this work puts them into the formal school space. A comparative study in four primary students groups was carried out, involving up to 82 students of 10-11 years old. Control groups were submitted to the traditional oral-based classroom whereas the experimental groups underwent a novel teaching methodology totally based on recreational science experiences. The results showed that although the immediate knowledge acquisition is similar in both cases, the use of recreational science inside classroom enhances the remembrance of the learning experience and probably links positive emotions to science education.

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recreational science
meaningful learning
methodology
primary school

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 14, Issue 12, December 2018, Article No: em1616

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Borreguero GM, Naranjo Correa FL, Núñez MM, Martín JS. Recreational Experiences for Teaching Basic Scientific Concepts in Primary Education: The Case of Density and Pressure. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2018;14(12):em1616. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/94571

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Borreguero, Guadalupe Martínez, Francisco Luis Naranjo Correa, Milagros Mateos Núñez, and Jesús Sánchez Martín. "Recreational Experiences for Teaching Basic Scientific Concepts in Primary Education: The Case of Density and Pressure". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2018 14 no. 12 (2018): em1616. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/94571

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Borreguero, Guadalupe Martínez et al. "Recreational Experiences for Teaching Basic Scientific Concepts in Primary Education: The Case of Density and Pressure". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 14, no. 12, 2018, em1616. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/94571