Observing and drawing the Sun: research-based insights to assess science communication practices aimed at children

Dos Santos Silva, S.D.A.; Aibéo, A.; Carvalho, A. (2019)

Article / Letter to editor

Knowing how specific publics understand and experience science is crucial for both researchers and ractitioners. As learning and meaning-making develop over time, depending on a combination of factors, creative possibilities to analyze those processes are needed to improve evaluation of science communication practices. We examine how first grade children’s drawings expressed their perceptions of the Sun and explore their views of a major astronomical body within their social, cultural and personal worlds. We then examine
how the observation of the Sun through a telescope led to changes in graphical representations, and how learning and meaning evolved after several months.

• Informal learning
• Representations of science and technology
• Visual communication

• All authors: Dos Santos Silva, S.D.A.; Aibéo, A.; Carvalho, A.
• Date: 2019-07-15
• Journal: JCOM : Journal of Science Communication
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 4
• Pages: A03
• DOI: doi:10.22323/2.18040203
• Dataset: https://doi.org/10.22323/2.18040203