Física e educação para o trânsito: uma abordagem contextualizada da lei da inércia e da força de atrito para estudantes do 1º ano do Ensino Médio

Abstract

This work aimed to present a class proposal relating to the Physics subject linked to the context of traffic. This initiative aimed to teach content in a contextualized way and achieve greater interest among high school students in the subject by showing the applicability of this area in society, since this transit theme is present in students' daily lives. To this end, the general objective of this study was to incorporate Physics into the traffic education scenario in the light of meaningful learning and contribute to the contextualization of the Law of Inertia and the force of friction. The justification for working with traffic physics is the high rates of deaths on Brazilian roads, a reality that can be changed little by little through traffic education, where it is believed that the educational role of the physics teacher can be put into practice, and with this, achieve respect for the life and citizenship formation of high school students through this teaching perspective. The application of the research was carried out in three stages: application of a questionnaire to identify students' prior knowledge on the topic, holding a physical analysis class that reports traffic situations and finally, application of a second questionnaire to identify quantitatively and qualitatively the knowledge acquired after class. The results indicated that this environment is really a space where the applicability of the study of Physics can be demonstrated, and that the knowledge of the subject contributes to raising students' awareness regarding the conduct to be followed on the roads to avoid deaths in traffic accidents. Traffic.