The study of electromagnetic waves from the CTS approach: a possibility for Physical Education in Middle School

• Autor(a) principal: Gomes, Ederson Carlos
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Batista, Michel Corci, Fusinato, Polonia Altoé
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Ensino de Ciências e Matemática - REnCiMa
• Texto Completo: https://revistapos.cruzeirodosul.edu.br/rencima/article/view/1235
• topic: Ensino de Física; Sequência Didática; Ciência Tecnologia e Sociedade (CTS); Ondas Eletromagnéticas; Teaching Physics; Following teaching; Science Technology and Society (CTS); Electromagnetic waves

The present article refers to an investigation with students of the third grade of High School, in which a didactic sequence was carried out to study electromagnetic waves. The didactic sequence was structured from the perspective of Science, Technology and Society (CTS), in order to promote a learning environment different from conventional, in which students could interact with each other and broaden their vision about science, technology and especially about Implications in society. Six meetings were held in a class of thirteen students in a public school in the municipality of Farol, PR. Data collection occurred through problem questions answered by the students and field notes of the researcher. The data were analyzed according to the qualitative research assumptions  and the results were organized into three categories defined by the aspects covered in the activities and by the physical knowledge involved. The results highlight the importance and potential of the activities developed, highlighting four aspects: the motivation of the students to carry out the proposed activities, the organization of the work in the small groups, a predisposition to study the contents of physics and especially the establishment of Relations of physics with technological applications. We can infer here that the only change in the school context in this period was the teacher's attitude towards the class, in this proposal the teacher's posture was the facilitator and mediator of the debates.