Uma unidade de ensino potencialmente significativa para promover a aprendizagem de ondulatória no ensino médio

Abstract

Currently a lot of researches have been made in the academic field in Physics teaching. The challenge has been, among others, to understand and provide edagogical actions that aim to capture the interest of students for Physics classes because both social networks and news, scientific and entertainment, through numerous resources, images, videos and simulations associated with physical phenomena and with a strong visual appeal are shared. It is seen, in teaching practice, that there is a lack of interest of the students in learning Physics and also in other disciplines such as Chemistry and math, because students reach high school and attend classes too expository, predominantly using the blackboard, decontextualized and that do not consider the students' prior knowledge, thus harming the most natural desire of human beings, which is to learn new things. In this perspective, the present study is an attempt to create an attractive environment for the teaching of Physics, which contributes to make the student participatory in classes, with an investigative and critical character through the use of experimental activities and problem situations in wave Physics to promote meaningful learning. The research was developed in a class of the second grade of high school in the private network, in the school where the researcher teacher works, in which there were 34 students enrolled .The application of the intervention proposal took place in Physics classes, from October to November 2021. A Potentially Meaningful Teaching Unit (UEPS) was elaborated, in which a sequence of activities aimed at teaching wave Physics were proposed to promote meaningful learning for the students. From the analysis of the data obtained through various collection instruments, it was identified that the students actively participated in the experimental activities, discussed the results among themselves and answered tests individually and in groups, contributing to the acquisition of knowledge of wave Physics and promoting, to a certain degree, meaningful learning. As a result of the research, It was created an educational product which consists of pedagogical support material, with organized lesson plans and structured in the form of a UEPS, involving experimental activities, the use of simulations and problem situations that can contribute to the improvement of teaching and learning processes. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]