Ludo Newton-Huygens: uma proposta lúdica para o ensino de óptica no ensino médio

Abstract

The difficulties in teaching Physics in Brazil are closely related to the methodologies adopted for this purpose. Among the different strategies through which learningcantake place, in the teaching of Physics in Brazil, the most used is the traditional method through classes in the form of an expository monologue. In this scenario, the present work sought an alternative way of teaching, which couldnot only complement the pedagogical practices of the classroom in a constructive way, aswell as raise social and cognitive skills useful to the teaching-learning of Physics. Inorder to do so, we systematically examine psychopedagogical theories of teachingand learning, the empirical foundation of educational recreational activities and also educational products of the gender that were successful in their application. Thus, from the research carried out, we created a board game aimed at teachingGeometric Optics to high school students and applied it in the classroom to a second year high school class at Escola Pública Estadual, in the city of Santana do Mundaú– AL. The results of the application of the game were analyzed from a questionnair eapplied before and after the application of the educational product and showed that students developed knowledge and skills of the Physics discipline, inaddition to having a greater understanding of the content to the detriment of memorization and replication mechanics.