Philosophy
  
      
      
        
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          Philippe Jeanjacquot
        
      
      
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- The first item explain why and how we create an astronomy and philosophy teaching for 15 years old students.
- In 2010, with the french high school reform, we improve the astronomy and philosophy teaching.
- First we give a course about what is philosophy, culture, science and technique.
- We teach also how to observe.
We can follow our curriculum in the table below.
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 Session number 
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 Date 
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 Astro 
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 Philo 
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 1 
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 30/09/2011 
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 - Presentation of   the teaching 
- survey for the pupils 
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 2 
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 7/10/2011 
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 3 
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 14/10/2011 
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 (1) Eratosthenes' experiment correction 
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 4 
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21/10/2011 | 
 (2)How to   use Stellarium, link with Thales (1h) 
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 Toussaint Holidays 
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 5 
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4/11/2011 | 
 (2) Stellarium   correction 
How to conduct an observation + realization of observation   form.(1h) 
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 6 
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 18/11/2011 
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 (1) How   to works a star seeker, Celestial sphere, projections, declination, right   ascension coordinates (1h) 
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 Study of a Bachelard's text 
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 7 
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 25/11/2011 
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 Build your own star seeker 
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 8 
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 29/11/2011 
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Preparation of an observing session with the Faulkes Telescopes (Part 1) | ||
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 9 
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 6/12/2011 
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 Preparation of an observing session with   the Faulkes Telescopes (part 2) 
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 Theory and Experience: Plato and   Galileo (part 1), theory part 
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 10 
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16/12/2011 | 
 TEST 
Observing session with the Faulkes   Telescopes 
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 Theory and experiment: The Plato's cave 
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 Christmas Holiday 
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 10 
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13/01/2012 | 
 (2)Galileo 
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 12 
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20/01/2012 | 
 History of the telescope (part 1) 
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 Theory and Experience:Aristotle and the experiences. experience part 
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 13 
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 27/01/2012 
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 History of the telescope (part 2) 
How to measure the magnification of a telescope  | 
 Theory and experiment: Galileo, Descartes' fail. 
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 14 
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03/02/2012 | 
 Visit of an exibition "la métamorphose" 
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 Visit of an exibition "la métamorphose" 
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| 15 | 10/03/2012 | Different kind of telescopes | End of the part "Theory and experiment" | |
| Winter Holidays | ||||
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 16 
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 02/03/2012 
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 Sun observations (during the day) 
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Study of the experimental method: Galileo, Claude Bernard | |
| 17 | 09/03/2012 | 
 Work on the Sun observations, end of the study about the telescopes: the mounts  | 
What is the meaning of the word experiment. | |
| 18 | 16/03/2012 | Study of a movie about Galileo ("Galilée ou la naissance d'une étoile", CNDP) | ||
| 19 | 23/03/2012 | TEST (astronomy+Philosophy) | Students' talks preparation | |
| 20 | 30/03/2012 | Georges Paturel's lecture: the scientist's work | 
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| 21 | 06/04/2012 | Students' talks preparation | ||
| Easter holidays | ||||
| 22 | 27/04/2012 | Visit of the CERN | ||
| 23 | 04/05/2012 | Result of the visit of the CERN, news, links with astronomy, analysis. | ||
| 24 | 11/05/2012 | Students' talks preparation | ||
| 25 | 25/05/2012 | Students' talks preparation | ||
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