Leis da física, leis do trânsito: uma abordagem contextualizada para o ensino de mecânica

Abstract

Physics studies phenomena that can be easily observed in everyday situations. We can say that traffic is one of those situations, in which physical concepts can be applied to provide a better experience in relation to the phenomena experienced in driving and moving vehicles. Based on this assumption, in line with the guidelines of the official guidelines of basic education, which suggest a teaching focused on life and citizenship training, we developed this work with the objective of contextualizing the teaching of physics and raising the awareness of students to the dangers of transit as future drivers. Therefore, we developed a didactic sequence, supported by the methodology of the Three Pedagogical Moments, which includes activities and problem-situations involving traffic, for an introductory and contextualized approach to the content of mechanics. The material was applied to a class of students from the 1st year of high school in a public school. The methodology seeks to stimulate discussion and debate among students based on problematizing questions. Several group activities, experiments and a competition among students were carried out. We conclude that the work contributed to a more effective involvement of students with the teaching content and with their own learning. At the end of the didactic sequence, we could observe a significant awareness on the part of students in relation to behaviors and situations related to traffic.