The Use of Animation Film in Studying Some Natural Phenomena and Forming Representations

Animation films that focus on narrative topics are frequently watched by pupils, while animation films that focus on natural phenomena are fewer and less watched. The purpose of this study is to analyse a learning activity that uses a film about the consequences of the Earth's rotation and revolutionary motions: the formation of days and nights and the formation of seasons. We analysed the following: the process of selecting the film, the activity of watching the film individually, at home, the activity carried out by the teacher and students on the Zoom platform, the students' results in three tests and in a gap text game, created with the Wordwall application. At the end of the research, we concluded that a learning activity in which animation films and interactive games are used and in which knowledge is mediated by the teacher is more effective than an individual viewing of an animation film about natural phenomena.