Physics is the most fundamental of Natural Science, it investigates the
basic rules (or laws) that govern the functioning of the world we live in, from the
microscopic scale (elementary particles, atoms, condensed matter) to the
astronomical scale (ratio of sizes of the planets and their distances between,
and how these phenomena influence in the year and eclipse seasons). The
curricular component physics in secondary level in public schools has changed
over time, ie, new horizons and challenges in order to help the student to
understand natural phenomena, apply in their daily lives and better prepare you
for the regular classes of physics. The purpose of this research was to propose
the construction of a non-formal space as a previous organizer, constituting
introductory system in some astronomical topics: proportions and distance
between the sun and the planets, the moon phases and the occurrence of the
seasons. Based on the principles of meaningful learning, the use of previous
organizers. For Ausubel, the main function of the previous organizer is to serve
as a bridge between the learner already knows and what he should know in
order that the new material could be learned significantly. That is, previous
organizers are useful to facilitate learning in that function as "cognitive bridges".
This space was created from a project started in the course of degree in physics
from the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Amazon Technology -
IFAM for dissemination and popularization of physical phenomena and its
unique design redesigned making it here for this work specifically targeted for
astronomy education, it is applied in the State School Farias Britto.
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