A literatura como ferramenta didática: um produto educacional para o ensino de Física

Abstract

The complexity of contextualizing physics teaching and promoting student engagement in high school is a constant challenge for educators. In view of this, the main objective of this work was to build and propose didactic sequences for teaching physics, using selected scenes from the book Lost on Mars by author Andy Weir as a contextualizing tool. The methodology was based on the analysis of key passages in the book to identify relevant physical, chemical and biological phenomena, and then on the detailed development of 12 teaching sequences. The results show the design of these pedagogical proposals that address fundamental themes such as Newton's Laws, photovoltaic energy, torque, orbital pressure and speed, blood coagulation, plant cultivation, combustion, chemical reactions, among others, linking them to the survival challenges faced by the protagonist. The conclusion is that popular science fiction literature, such as Lost on Mars, offers a rich and motivating context for approaching complex concepts, which can encourage more meaningful and interdisciplinary learning. The teaching sequences developed represent a contribution to the field of physics teaching, providing an innovative teaching resource for secondary school educators