Succession of earthquakes in the Ebro Delta. A sequence to research pupils’ ideas and the prac tice of using evidence

A “socially live” issue related to Geology is dealt with: the controversy surrounding the succession of earthquakes in the Ebro Delta (Spain). This article examines both students’ ideas about earthquakes and the practice of using evidence in the context of choosing a causal explanation of Delta’s earthquakes. The study is part of the researches on reasoning about socioscientific issues in Geology. Three groups are involved: one belonging to CSE 4th grade (students aged from 16 to 17) and two to baccalaureate 1st grade (aged from 17 to 18). The results indicate that most of students understand an earthquake as a common phenomenon, and relate it exclusively to the tectonics plates. Regarding the controversy of Ebro Delta most choose as the cause of earthquakes the combination of natural causes and human activity, and focus on building an explanation, rather than justify their choice based on evidence.

• Tipo de recurso: http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6572
• Fecha de publicación: 2015
• Institución: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
• Repositorio: RiUPTC: Repositorio Institucional UPTC
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.uptc.edu.co:001/13388
• Acceso en línea: https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/praxis_saber/article/view/3574; https://repositorio.uptc.edu.co/handle/001/13388
• Palabra clave: “socially live” issues; geology; earthquakes; previous ideas; reasoning; use of evidence; cuestiones “socialmente vivas”; geología; terremotos; ideas previas; argumentación; uso de pruebas; questions “socialement vivantes”; géologie; séismes; idées préalables; argumentation; utilisation de preuves; questões “socialmente vivas”; geologia; tremores; ideias previas; argumentação; uso de provas
• License: http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf73