Talleres paleontológicos como recurso en la enseñanza de la Geología y la Biología
- Alcalá Martínez, Luis
- González, Ana
- Luque Ripoll, Luis de
ISSN: 1132-9157
Year of publication: 2010
Volume: 18
Issue: 2
Pages: 216-221
Type: Article
More publications in: Enseñanza de las ciencias de la tierra: Revista de la Asociación Española para la Enseñanza de las Ciencias de la Tierra
Abstract
Palaeontology is a mixed discipline between geology and biology. Attraction felt by students for the fossils, and mainly about dinosaurs, is a claim that can be used as resource for the introduction of scientific concepts. The multidisciplinary concept of palaeontology joins Earth science with other scientific branches of the natural sciences. In this paper we introduce two didactic workshops combining geology, palaeontology and biology: Trapped in amber and Travelling continents. Activity with amber joins biology and palaeontology and it is oriented to Primary Education. Continental drift raises a geological problem that can be solved by the students through the use of logic and fossils.