DIDACTIC PROPOSAL ON EARTHQUAKES IN JOÃO CÂMARA/RN: reclaiming their curricular importance
Physics Teaching; João Câmara Earthquakes; Three Pedagogical Moments.
This work addresses the challenge of promoting contextualized Physics teaching, using as its thematic axis the earthquakes that occurred in the municipality of João Câmara/RN in the 1980s—a historically relevant phenomenon that is still underexplored in the school curriculum. The research is based on the need to bring scientific knowledge closer to the sociocultural reality of students, valuing elements of collective memory and local contexts as enhancers of learning. The study aims to investigate how the seismic events of the 1980s can be integrated into high school Physics teaching from a contextualized and problem-based perspective.
To this end, an educational product was developed in the form of a Didactic Sequence (DS), structured according to the Three Pedagogical Moments (TPM). The research is characterized as qualitative and intervention-based, with the proposal intended to be implemented in a real classroom context. The didactic sequence articulates physical concepts related to mechanical waves and seismic phenomena with historical, social, and preventive aspects, allowing for a critical analysis of natural risks and prevention policies.
It is expected that students will develop conceptual understanding, argumentative skills, and social awareness, especially in collective decision-making. As a result, the work presents an educational product with the potential to contribute to contextualized and socially relevant pedagogical practices, helping to address identified curricular gaps. As a future perspective, the implementation of the proposal and the analysis of its impacts on student learning and critical development are highlighted.