LUNAR PHASES AND EARTHLY EVENTS: BELIEFS FROM DIFFERENT EDUCATION LEVELS

Authors

  • Luiz Marcelo Darroz Universidade de Passo Fundo – UPF.
  • Cleci Teresinha Werner da Rosa Universidade de Passo Fundo – UPF.
  • Patrick Alves Vizzotto Universidade de Passo Fundo – UPF.
  • Álvaro Becker da Rosa Universidade de Passo Fundo – UPF.

Keywords:

Lunar phases, beliefs, earthly events.

Abstract

This article presents the result of a research carried out in the first semester of 2013 with a group of 80 subjects from different education levels. In this research, we sought to investigate the earthly events that this group of people attributes to the phenomenon of lunar phases. For data collection we used semi-structured interviews guided by questions that aimed to keep the focus on subjects of the investigation. Interviews were recorded and transcribed, and the results were compared to scientific studies in the area after being quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed. Research data showed that the Moon and the phenomenon of lunar phases still fascinate and raise the interest of people. However, the lack of knowledge to find correct explanations to the phenomena involving the moon ends up originating a series of beliefs about its influence on earthly events.

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Published

2013-12-01

How to Cite

Darroz, L. M., Rosa, C. T. W. da, Vizzotto, P. A., & Rosa, Álvaro B. da. (2013). LUNAR PHASES AND EARTHLY EVENTS: BELIEFS FROM DIFFERENT EDUCATION LEVELS. Latin-American Journal of Astronomy Education, (16), 73–85. Retrieved from https://relea.ufscar.br/index.php/relea/article/view/184

Issue

No. 16 (2013)

Section

Articles

License

Este é um artigo publicado em acesso aberto (Open Access) sob a licença Creative Commons Attribution, que permite uso, distribuição e reprodução em qualquer meio, sem restrições desde que o trabalho original seja corretamente citado.