Silva, Inês Diana Oliveira daMesquita, Cristina2018-04-302018-04-302016Silva, Inês Diana Oliveira da; Mesquita, Cristina (2016). Case study n.º 6 on experiential education in primary school: researching about space, astronauts, planets and stars. In Massari, G.; Miron, M.; Kamantauskiene, V.; Alat, Z.; Mesquita, Cristina; Tzakosta, M.; Verheij, J.K.; Zirina, T (Eds.) A Handbook on experiential education: pedagogical guidelines for teachers and parents. Cuza din Iași: Editor Universita IASI Alexandru Ioan Cuza. p. 201-204. ISBN 978-606-714-309-6978-606-714-309-6http://hdl.handle.net/10198/17472The teaching-learning experience described in this case study follows an approach based on inquiries as a base for a problem- solving strategy, involving the use of several procedures. As referred in the perspectives of Dewey (2007) and Bruner (2008, 2015), the inquiry based learning approach emphasizes the participation and responsibility of the child to discover knowledge new to him. This highlights the involvement and the action of children, and also the need to organize it in a clear and sequentially investigational process.engPedagogical experiencesResearch-based-learningBasic educationbook part