A DIDACTIC SEQUENCE FOR TEACHING WAVES: THE USE OF A DIDACTIC GAME TO MEDIATE CONCEPTS
Physics education, Didactic game, didactic sequence
The general objective of this work is to present and discuss the results partially obtained
with this research within the scope of the postgraduate course in Physics Teaching -
National Network - pole 51. In view of this, a didactic sequence was constructed on the
topic of waves using a Didactic game as an assessment tool in high school. Therefore,
a simple harmonic movement - MHS produced in a string, radio transmission, the sound
we hear and emit are examples of waves and their forms in nature, thus, it is noted that
the study of these phenomena needs to be addressed in the classroom, for the full
development of our students. Furthermore, in teaching practice, we are immersed in
learning theories, of which we have Vygotsky's theory, which brings social interaction
as a main element, as it will facilitate the formation of concepts in their various phases
and levels, in addition to understand that such concepts are constructed in a historical
and cultural context, which will be mediated by instruments, signs and the meanings
they carry, being necessary for the action of a more capable partner in the zone of
proximal development. However, there are also current curricular changes, which seek
greater articulation of Physics with the other components of the area of natural sciences
and their technologies, leading to the adoption of resources such as didactic sequences
that facilitate the teacher's planning action or use of educational games in the
classroom, as these present themselves as a viable tool for developing the themes of
our classes when linked to adequate planning with clear objectives.