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Interdisciplinarity arises frequently in the institutional discourse and appears to reflect the
need to re-acquire a certain unity of knowledge in a world dominated by increasing
specialization. However, institutional practice, even in the early years of schooling, departs
quite often from modalities of interdisciplinary articulation which require a lot of work
preparation, and time is always scarce in the growing range of tasks that are posed to
teachers. However, interdisciplinarity does not have to be a question of all or nothing, and
can naturally take different degrees and involve a greater or smaller range of subjects or areas
of knowledge. In more practical terms, the implementation of interdisciplinarity can be
achieved in different ways, like: starting a theme approach, defining a problem situation,
treating a problem of holistic content, adopting a certain didactic approach or even during an
activity. In this paper we discuss the potentialities of the subject "Cave paintings: the case of
Altamira" in the promotion of arts education and scientific and environmental literacy,
especially in their dimensions related to ‗learn Science‘ and to ‗reflect about the nature of
Science‘. The implications in terms of acquisition of knowledge related with human history are
also addressed, since the present theme intersects with paleoclimatic and ecosystemic aspects
of the dynamics of the planet and of the evolution of the human being. This work seeks to
draw the attention of in service teachers and future teachers to the enormous potential of
this theme in promoting interdisciplinarity, indicating ways for its exploitation which are
intended to be developed and tested in a formal learning context. It is also hoped that this
example will promote other knowledge connections that can be materialized in the context of
basic education, both in Portugal and in Spain.
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Keywords
Cave art Scientific literacy Artistic education Interdisciplinarity History of humanity
Citation
Almeida, A. García Fernández, B. (2016) Cave paintings, the case of Altamira as an issue to promote an interdisciplinary approach. In II Encontro Internacional Estética e Arte em Educação. pp. (361-372) , Lisboa
Publisher
Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudos Educacionais