Journal of Elementary Science Education
By Stover, Shawn and Saunders, Gerry
“Astronomical Misconceptions and the Effectiveness of Science Museums in Promoting Conceptual Change”
Publisher:
1/20
Pp. 41-52
2000
Astronomical Misconceptions and the Effectiveness of Science Museums in Promoting Conceptual Change
Type:
Data collection method: Test
Number of subjects, range: Large — 31 or more
Grade and age of subjects: 6th-8th grade — 12-14 years
- The Earth’s revolution around the sun causes night and day.
- The weight of an object is related to the Earth’s rate of rotation.
- The tilt of the Earth changes from season to season.
- The size of an object dictates the amount of gravity it can generate.
- The sun revolves around the Earth.
- The phase cycle of the moon represents one full revolution around the sun.
- Gravity is generated by magnetic fields.
- There is no relationship between a planet’s distance from the sun and the amount of time it takes that planet to revolve around the sun.