Uma proposta de sequência didática de termodinâmica para o ensino médio

Abstract

The present work is an account of the application of a Didactic Sequence addressing topics of Thermodynamics. The study was carried out with two High School classes of a public state school located in the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais. The Didactic Sequence was elaborated based on the theoretical framework of the Meaningful Learning of David Ausubel. We used Bloom's Taxonomy as an instrument in the identification and declaration of the objectives mobilized in the student's cognitive development, serving as a guide in our planning of the whole teaching process. The Didactic Sequence incorporates experimental investigative activities, texts relating physics with everyday phenomena, analysis and interpretation of various forms of languages in order to reach higher complex cognitive dimensions. The analysis of the activities along the application of the Didactic Sequence showed good results: the students expressed greater interest and motivation in learning, becoming more participative and active in their learning. We conclude that the diversity of activities developed during the teaching process, especially the experimental ones and group work, is more likely to enable higher cognitive processes to be achieved.