Early learning of physics : geometry of space and time from Galileo to Einstein

Da bi se pobudio interes djece i što veći broj usmjerio prema zanimanjima baziranim na STEM područjima (koja su osnova zanimanja 21. stoljeća za koja i na razini Europske unije nedostaje veliki broj stručnjaka), potrebno je od rane dobi djecu upoznati sa zanimljivim i suvremenim temama iz prirodoslovlja, posebice iz fizike. Einsteinove teorije relativnosti primjer su za učitelje vrlo zahtjevnih, a učenicima vrlo zanimljivih, neobičnih i izazovnih tema. Uvodeći koncepte tih teorija u nastavu, učenike dovodimo u doticaj s frontom istraživanja i najvažnijim pitanjima današnje fizike i prirodoslovlja općenito. Takav pristup je važan i on može učenicima na duge staze pobuditi interes za fiziku i druga istraživački bazirana područja. Problem ranog STEM obrazovanja i na razini Europske unije je nedostatak znanja iz fizike i drugih STEM područja učitelja razredne nastave. Nastavnici fizike mogu biti ti koje će ove izazovne teme spustiti na razinu razredne nastave, bilo u suradnji s učiteljima razredne nastave ili kroz izvannastavne aktivnosti.In order to arouse the interest of children and direct as many as possible to occupations based on STEM areas (which are the basis of occupations of the 21st century for which a large number of experts are lacking at the European Union level), it is necessary to introduce children to interesting and contemporary topics from science, especially from physics. Einstein's theories of relativity are an example for teachers of very demanding, and for students very interesting, unusual and challenging topics. By introducing the concepts of these theories into teaching, we bring students into contact with the research front and the most important issues of today’s physics and science in general. Such an approach is important and it can arouse students' long-term interest in physics and other research-based areas. The problem of early STEM education at the level of the European Union is the lack of knowledge in physics and other STEM areas of primary school teachers. Physics teachers can be the ones to bring these challenging topics down to the level of classroom teaching, either in collaboration with primary school teachers or through extracurricular activities