THE “UNKNOWN” GREEK PALEOENVIRONMENT AND FOSSILS: EVALUATING GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In this study we introduce teaching proposals to “inject” ammonite fossils, in the Geography syllabus, as evidence of Greek paleoenvironment, which at the moment is the only existing geoscience subject of Greek primary curriculum. Paleontology and mainly fossils attract more and more elementary s...
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In this study we introduce teaching proposals to “inject” ammonite fossils, in the Geography
syllabus, as evidence of Greek paleoenvironment, which at the moment is the only existing
geoscience subject of Greek primary curriculum. Paleontology and mainly fossils attract
more and more elementary students and teachers. Unfortunately, in Greece, this trend solely
concerns about dinosaurs, despite the fact that the most common Greek fossils are not
dinosaurs, but ammonites. Ammonites can be found in large population and diversity inside
Greek rocks, as these rocks were part of Tethys΄ seafloor at their geological time. Apart from
the informal sources of education, these geoscience/physical geography topics are excluded
from elementary national curriculum, thus leaving out the regional paleogeography and
geological history practically “unknown” to students and future citizens of our region. Data
collected through a pre-test study among the 5
th and 6th grade students confirmed the above
belief. A post-test at the original sample, using an open ended questionnaire and students’
drawings, evaluated positively the teaching proposals designed.
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| spelling | doaj-art-4c9ef8f9978942bca6bd631334b4e4c62025-01-01T06:58:09ZengEuropean Association of GeographersEuropean Journal of Geography1792-13412410-74332017-01-0182THE “UNKNOWN” GREEK PALEOENVIRONMENT AND FOSSILS: EVALUATING GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLStiliani Fragouli0Αggeliki RokkaApostolia Galani1Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Primary Education, Alexandroupolis, GreeceΝational & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Primary Education, Athens, Greece In this study we introduce teaching proposals to “inject” ammonite fossils, in the Geography syllabus, as evidence of Greek paleoenvironment, which at the moment is the only existing geoscience subject of Greek primary curriculum. Paleontology and mainly fossils attract more and more elementary students and teachers. Unfortunately, in Greece, this trend solely concerns about dinosaurs, despite the fact that the most common Greek fossils are not dinosaurs, but ammonites. Ammonites can be found in large population and diversity inside Greek rocks, as these rocks were part of Tethys΄ seafloor at their geological time. Apart from the informal sources of education, these geoscience/physical geography topics are excluded from elementary national curriculum, thus leaving out the regional paleogeography and geological history practically “unknown” to students and future citizens of our region. Data collected through a pre-test study among the 5 th and 6th grade students confirmed the above belief. A post-test at the original sample, using an open ended questionnaire and students’ drawings, evaluated positively the teaching proposals designed. https://www.eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/295Physical geography curriculumammoniteselementary geoscience education |
| spellingShingle | Stiliani Fragouli Αggeliki Rokka Apostolia Galani THE “UNKNOWN” GREEK PALEOENVIRONMENT AND FOSSILS: EVALUATING GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL European Journal of Geography Physical geography curriculum ammonites elementary geoscience education |
| title | THE “UNKNOWN” GREEK PALEOENVIRONMENT AND FOSSILS: EVALUATING GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| title_full | THE “UNKNOWN” GREEK PALEOENVIRONMENT AND FOSSILS: EVALUATING GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| title_fullStr | THE “UNKNOWN” GREEK PALEOENVIRONMENT AND FOSSILS: EVALUATING GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE “UNKNOWN” GREEK PALEOENVIRONMENT AND FOSSILS: EVALUATING GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| title_short | THE “UNKNOWN” GREEK PALEOENVIRONMENT AND FOSSILS: EVALUATING GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM PROPOSALS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| title_sort | unknown greek paleoenvironment and fossils evaluating geography curriculum proposals for elementary school |
| topic | Physical geography curriculum ammonites elementary geoscience education |
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