A utilização de simulações computacionais em conjunto com mapas conceituais no ensino de Física em nível médio: um estudo nos conteúdos de gases ideias

Abstract

This work consisted of taking a strategy that provided the student with two teaching instruments applied in harmony, with the aim of improving learning and stimulation regarding the subject of ideal gases, aiming to promote meaningful learning. These two instruments are computer simulations, through PhET Interactive Simulations, and the other is the concept map. Therefore, scripts were set up to be executed by themselves through PhET, accessed by a computer in the school’s computer lab or by cell phone. In this way, they explored the content through simulation and then proposed to them the construction of a conceptual map on the explored theme. The construction of this map was placed in order to further enhance the learning conceived by the simulation. Finally, through questionnaires, we could see that there was a contribution to learning, and according to the survey of the participants’ opinion, this methodology facilitates learning and increases motivation