Proposta de abordagem tem?tica com enfoque CTS no ensino de f?sica: Produ??o de energia el?trica

• Autor(a) principal: Campos, Lidiane Benites de
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRRJ
• Texto Completo: https://tede.ufrrj.br/jspui/handle/jspui/2326
• topic: CTS; ensino de f?sica; Produ??o de energia el?trica; Physics teaching; Production of electricity; Ensino de Ci?ncias e Matem?tica

This work aimed to develop a thematic approach within a CTS (Science-Technology-Society) focus to physics teaching, dealing with the issue of "Electric Energy Production". The CTS focused teaching approaches scientific knowledge in the technological and social context of the learner and relates it to their everyday experiences, leading them to reflect on historical, ethical, political and socioeconomic aspects, and thus providing skills and values that help them to take responsible decisions and attitudes. In our case, the proposal was applied in a public school in the city of Angra dos Reis, in the State of Rio de Janeiro, to be evaluated and reworked according to the needs verified. The theme was chosen to be worked in this place, because the city houses the only nuclear power plant in Brazil, being a subject of extreme importance for the population and that allows the CTS approach with emphasis on the reality of the students. However, the approach was not restricted to the nuclear power plant, but involved all means of producing electric energy, such as hydroelectric, thermoelectric, with its variations of fuels, wave power plant, solar power plants and wind power plants, so that the general theme Production Of Electric Energy was divided into three sub-themes: Hydroelectric Plants, Other Modes of Energy Production and Nuclear Plants. The objective of this approach, besides teaching physical concepts involved in the processes of electric energy production, is also to make students aware of the risks, consequences and benefits of each mode of production, to have them reflect and evaluate the most to be able to actively participate in decision-making processes involving such issues. The final product of this work is a didactic sequence with varied didactic methods and resources, to serve as a guide for other teachers who wish to adopt the proposal. The text presents a brief history of science education in Brazil, its peculiarities and needs that justify the proposal and also presents the CTS movement and its main characteristics, that guide this work. The methodology adopted was the Action-research, which allowed the readjustment of the proposal throughout its application. The results were very promising and showed that the teaching of physics with a CTS approach, practiced through a thematic approach focused on students' reality, can be a means to promote a quality scientific education and to train citizens able to understand the world and the Society in which they live.