EMPLOYMENT OF A SET OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AS A WAY TO PROBLEMATIZE AND MOTIVATE THE TEACHING OF PHYSICS IN HIGH SCHOOL

Abstract

Physics, like the teaching of natural sciences, is fundamental for scientific and technological development. Although of fundamental importance to society, there is a significant lack of interest in high school students. This study aimed to develop and apply a strategy that involved a “game of questions and answers” to introduce the study of mechanics in a differentiated and more attractive way for students. For example, when talking about strengths, common sense is very ingrained, and it becomes complex to promote conceptual change in young apprentices. The game was used as a problematization to create an environment of need to search for new knowledge to face situations and answer questions. The proposal was applied to a second-year high school class at a private school in Porto Alegre. The sample consisted of thirty-three students aged between fifteen and seventeen, divided between eighteen girls and fifteen boys. The application was made during regular classes. The game was born from the need to create students with a willingness and predisposition to seek knowledge and transform their thinking about physics. The formulation of questions and answers was designed to make minimal subunits to search fora new experience. Through the students' responses, it was possible to observe that the degree of satisfaction was relatively high and that they liked the game itself and the change in the classic and plastered form that the content was worked on.