O uso do jogo“Químicos em Movimento” como ferramenta facilitadora no ensino de química orgânica

Abstract

This study aimed to develop and evaluate the use of the board game “Chemists in Motion” as a teaching tool to promote motivation and dynamize the learning of organic chemistry content. The game was conducted with third-year high school students from the Lucinete Santana State School, located in the city of Paulistana, Piauí. The chosen methodology was qualitative and quantitative, field research, using questionnaires as a data collection instrument. Initially, a questionnaire was applied to identify the students’ initial conceptions about the use of educational games in chemistry classes and organic chemistry issues. Subsequently, classes were taught addressing organic chemistry content in a contextualized manner with everyday themes, such as medicinal plants, fuels, and drugs. The concepts of carbon properties, molecular formula, structural formula, carbon classification, and organic functions were addressed. Subsequently, the board game “Chemists in Motion” was applied, which aimed to contribute to the students’ teaching learning process. In the last stage of the sequence, the final questionnaire was applied, allowing an assessment of the students' progress and the effectiveness of the teaching sequence applied. The results showed a 20% increase in correct answers to the question on molecular formula and carbon classification, and a 40% increase in correct answers to the question on organic functions compared to the initial questionnaire. It was found that the game contributed significantly to the learning of the content covered and made the classes more dynamic, interactive and motivating for the students.