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Astronomy in basic level schools in Brasil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2011

M.F.O. Saraiva  and
S.O. Kepler
M.F.O. Saraiva
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, CP 15051, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil email: fatima@if.ufrgs.br
S.O. Kepler
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, CP 15051, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil email: fatima@if.ufrgs.br
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Abstract

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We present the structure of the basic school curriculum in Brazil, that for a few years has included astronomy, and comment on the strategies that universities are adopting for preparing the teachers for the new curriculum.

Keywords

astronomy educationBrazil
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S260: The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture , January 2009 , E18
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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