Uso de origamis no ensino de geometria espacial: um estudo com acadêmicos do curso de licenciatura em Matemática

Abstract

This article presents the results of a study carried out with students of the Degree in Mathematics at the Federal Institute of Piauí (IFPI), Campus São Raimundo Nonato, which has the general objective: to analyze the contributions of the use of Origami in the teaching of Spatial Geometry for students of the Degree in Mathematics at IFPI, Campus São Raimundo Nonato. Being the operational or specific objectives: Produce origami workshop for students of the Degree in Mathematics; Check the development of spatial perception of the concepts of polyhedrons from the construction of origami; To analyze origami as a material that is both concrete and playful for teaching polyhedrons. This research was structured in the following steps: bibliographical research, holding a workshop on the use of origamis in teaching the content of regular polyhedrons, then an evaluative questionnaire of the activity was applied to the participants. The academics were able to practice during this workshop the development of these polyhedra through the construction of Origami. With regard to the teaching of Spatial Geometry, emphasizing the learning of regular polyhedrons, it appears, in view of the academics' considerations, that there are several benefits, among which one can highlight the ease in viewing trivial concepts referring to faces, vertices and edges.