Walking Through Maribor Island – Virtual Field Trip for Primary School Students

Miro Puhek
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Sinergise, laboratorij za geografske informacijske sisteme, d.o.o.

Matej Perše
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Sinergise, laboratorij za geografske informacijske sisteme, d.o.o.

Andrej Šorgo
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Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko, Univerza v Mariboru

Povzetek

Čeprav so virtualni svetovi in terensko delo iz biologije na prvi pogled na nasprotnih bregovih, lahko v praksi njuna povezava pomeni rešitev marsikatere težave. Učitelji lahko s pomočjo virtualnosti brez dodatnih materialnih, finančnih in varnostnih zahtev peljejo svoje učence na oddaljene odprave, uporabljajo v realnosti nedosegljive merilnike ali brez dodatnega vpliva na okolje proučujejo ogrožene organizme. Učenci pridobijo privlačno učno okolje, ki je prilagojeno njihovemu znanju in je vedno na voljo. V prispevku je predstavljena virtualna učna pot Mariborski otok, ki je bila razvita za pouk biologije oziroma naravoslovja v osnovni šoli. Namenjena je osmošolcem in devetošolcem, nekatere naloge pa bi bilo možno uporabiti vse od šestega razreda. Čeprav predstavlja virtualna učna pot zaključeno celoto, bi lahko učitelji v svoje delo vključili le posamezne naloge. Naloge so prav tako izdelane na način, da jih je možno uporabiti tudi pri klasičnem terenskem delu, pri čemer bi lahko virtualna učna pot služila kot orodje za pripravo ali ponovitev.

Ključne besede: izobraževanje biologije, osnovnošolsko izobraževanje, virtualna naravoslovna učna pot, virtualno terensko delo.

Abstract

At the first glimpse it may seem that virtual worlds and field work are two completely different things, but in practice the combination of both may represent a solution to numerous problems. Without any additional material, financial and safety demands teachers are able to lead students on distant excursions, use hard or even unreachable measuring tools and without any additional threats for the environment explore endangered species. Students can work in an attractive learning environment that is adjusted to their knowledge and always available. In the paper the virtual field trip Maribor Island is presented that was developed for biology and natural science classes in primary school. It is designed for eight and ninth grade students, some exercises can even be used from sixth grade upwards. The virtual field trip represents an integral whole, but teachers can still incorporate only parts of it into their work.  Exercises are also designed to be used in classical field work, where the virtual nature trail can be used as tool for preparation or repetition.

Key words: biology education, primary school education, virtual field trip, virtual nature trail.