This study falls into the field research of Life Science didactics. According to the main Italian (Italian Guidelines for the Curriculum in the Primary School -2012 Edition) and European law documents (Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council, 18 December 2006), and to the scientific research made on the subject, the most effective approach to Live Science teaching seems to be the one that uses laboratory didactics, allowing the student to be active protagonists of their learning.The results confirmed the initial hypothesis that, in the teaching-learning of Life Sciences, using laboratory didactics is more effective than a traditional approach. The scientific method, used in the experimentation, was very valid for a meaningful learning, and it produced skills that may also be used in other contexts. The use of scientific instruments, such as optical microscope, and techniques, such as microbial culture, gave value to the application of scientific method and kept the students very motivated and interested in the subject of Microbiology. All these activities can be proposed again to other students of primary and secondary school with some adaptations.
This study falls into the field research of Life Science didactics. According to the main Italian (Italian Guidelines for the Curriculum in the Primary School -2012 Edition) and European law documents (Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council, 18 December 2006), and to the scientific research made on the subject, the most effective approach to Live Science teaching seems to be the one that uses laboratory didactics, allowing the student to be active protagonists of their learning.The results confirmed the initial hypothesis that, in the teaching-learning of Life Sciences, using laboratory didactics is more effective than a traditional approach. The scientific method, used in the experimentation, was very valid for a meaningful learning, and it produced skills that may also be used in other contexts. The use of scientific instruments, such as optical microscope, and techniques, such as microbial culture, gave value to the application of scientific method and kept the students very motivated and interested in the subject of Microbiology. All these activities can be proposed again to other students of primary and secondary school with some adaptations.
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