Learning and Teaching Motion: MBL Approaches

This paper deals with some MBL approaches to teaching/learning motion, mainly kinematics, in different school contexts. The key lines of the proposed pedagogical interventions, inspired by Open Environment Approaches, are described. The interventions refer to Secondary School Physics and Mathematics courses (14–16 year old students); University Introductory Physics Courses for physics majors (18–20 years); and activities for classes visiting a Laboratory for Science Education. The rationale is the same for all age groups, the depth of analysis being different. The contexts, contents and settings are briefly described, together with some examples of the learning activities. Positive global results indicate that open MBL approaches can introduce significant innovative changes in the teaching/learning process of the addressed content area.