Integration in Reverse

Insights from Teaching Astronomy

Authors

  • Natalya Shatovskaya School No. 179, Moscow

Keywords:

interdisciplinary integration, specialized education at school, interdisciplinary links, physics, history of teaching methodology

Abstract

The paper describes an unusual model of integrating astronomy with physics implemented at School No. 179 in Moscow, Russia. Within a specialized physics-and-mathematics course, students study not only astronomy proper but also selected topics from the school physics curriculum.

Author Biography

Natalya Shatovskaya, School No. 179, Moscow

Physics and Astronomy Teacher at School No. 179 (Moscow, Russia), Coordinator of the Open Online Methodological Seminar for Astronomy Teachers and Astroeducators, Coordinator of the Astrodistant.ru portal supporting school students’ self-directed learning in astronomy; Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences (PhD)

References

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Физика и астрономия: Проб. учеб. для 8 кл. общеобразоват. учреждений / А. А. Пинский, В. Г. Разумовский, Н. К. Гладышева [и др.] ; под ред. А. А. Пинского, В. Г. Разумовского. М. : Просвещение, 1995. 303 с.

Физика и астрономия: Проб. учеб. для 9 кл. общеобразоват. учреждений / А. А. Пинский, В. Г. Разумовский, А. И. Бугаев [и др.] ; под ред. А. А. Пинского, В. Г. Разумовского. М. : Просвещение, 1996. 303 с.

Шатовская Н. Е. Сборник задач по астрономии. М., 2020. 48 с. (Научно-практическое обозрение 179).

Шатовская Н. Е. Сборник задач по астрономии. М. : Фонд содействия образовательным проектам «179», 2022. 60 с.

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Published

2026-03-20

How to Cite

[1]
Shatovskaya, N. 2026. Integration in Reverse: Insights from Teaching Astronomy. Astronomy Education. 1, 1 (Mar. 2026), 14–19.

Issue

No. 1 (2026)

Section

Astronomy and School Education

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