Laboratório móvel de eletrostática, usando materiais de baixo custo como recurso: uma sequência didática para os ensinos fundamental e médio

Abstract

In this dissertation, we propose to present an educational product with the objective of contributing to the improvement of Physics Teaching in public schools, bringing the student closer to science and experimental practice. The product consists of a sequence of practical activities, which can be used in the understanding of electrostatics, produced from low-cost materials or even scrap. Initially, we suggest a support material for the public school teacher, an organizing box with these materials, accompanied by an instruction manual for setting up the experiences and auxiliary reflection activity, which can be used by him in the classroom. With the pandemic, the mobile laboratory, that is, the organizing box, could not go to the classroom, but it did not prevent the execution of activities. Adapted for remote teaching, it helped the students even more, that is, the process of inducing the students to observation and discovery was very significant for them. As predicted in the pre-test, we noticed that the product and its application added up to the students' schooling assessed in the post-test.