Simulador PhET como estratégia de ensino do conteúdo lançamento oblíquo ou de projétil no ensino médio

Abstract

This work aims to evaluate the contribution of the PhET simulator as a teaching strategy for oblique or projectile launching in high school. Given the different possibilities for developing experimental activities, we seek to investigate the focus on activities using the simulator. To do this, we start with the following question: “What are the contributions, as a teaching strategy, of the PhET simulator to learning oblique or projectile throwing content in high school?” Starting from the objective, we describe the use of the PhET simulator for oblique or projectile launch content in high school. First, we have to identify the content, in the context of high school education, characterizing the software as part of the strategy to evaluate its effectiveness. To this end, an overview of demonstrative experimental activities is presented, emphasizing the way in which they are developed and the results obtained. This overview is based on a bibliographical review where data was collected from the Capes online journal portal, along with research related to the topic of PhET simulator or PhET software and editorials related to the topic, in the selection of articles from 2019 to the current year. The results obtained are represented based on the following aspects, context in which they were developed, concepts addressed through experimental activities, purpose for which the activities were developed, role of students, the results suggest that PhET can be treated as a versatile tool to enrich physics teaching by providing a practical approach that complements traditional classes and engages students.