Experiences and teaching physics with the IBSE method in primary school

We present the methodologies used, the main activities, the documentation and evaluation methods used in an astronomy activity proposed to children in a 5th grade class of an Italian Primary School. The main objective was to test whether the approach used (based on the IBSE method) could develop meaningful and long-lasting science skills in children and could increase their interest in disciplines such as physics and science. The methodology, based on Inquiry, cussion and comparison with peers. The Inquiry course lasted about 40/45 hours and had as its main focus the Moon and the main phenomena concerning it: light and shadows, lunar phases, eclipses, and space-time dimensions of Moon-Earth.