ASTRONOMY IN THE FRAMEWORK OF PHYSICS TEACHING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN SERBIA

Astronomy on a daily basis provides an ever increasing amount of information about the Universe. This information is attractive, it reveals to us new worlds and broadens our mental and cultural horizons. Astronomy is very interesting for the pupils of primary schools. However, unfortunately, primary school curricula do not contain enough astronomy topics. As physics and astronomy are compatible, it is only natural that physics lessons should include many astronomical contents. Nowadays, the share of astronomy in physics lessons is very modest. The modern discoveries are not even mentioned. In teaching physics one can use many examples from astronomy or astrophysics. In this way the pupils' views would be broadened, and their picture of the world richer.