@article {247, title = {VISUALIZATIONS FOR NATURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION}, journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education}, volume = {11}, year = {2012}, month = {June/2012}, type = {Editorial}, chapter = {112-114 }, abstract = {Motivation, to be successful, and Natural Science Education is no exception in this context should have to rely on a rich repertoire of experiences on which to build conceptual learning by students. These experiences could pave the way to making meaning of them, which in turn supports learning. It also helps to entertain, create or re-create a sense of wonder, which becomes an authentic incentive for learning. Nowadays, we can consider the visualization aids and high performance computing have changed the nature of science research and have the promise to transform natural science instruction. As the amount of information acquired through visual tool multiplies, the ability to understand, evaluate, and produce visual representations have become increasingly important in science education.}, keywords = {science education, teaching and learning, visualization}, issn = {1648-3898}, url = {http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/abstracted.php?level=5\&icid=1001970}, author = {Agnaldo Arroio} }