Atividade experimental sobre a recristalização do fármaco paracetamol como recurso didático na abordagem dos conceitos de pureza e rendimento para o ensino médio

Abstract

The study was carried out in the form of a case study, which involved the use of an experimental approach, with the purpose of considering the effectiveness of a practical class on recrystallization of the drug paracetamol as a teaching resource in terms of yield and purity. Having as its title experimental activity on the recrystallization of the drug paracetamol as a teaching resource in approaching the concepts of purity and performance for high school. The objective of this research is to evaluate experimentation as a teaching resource in the subjects already mentioned. The methodology used was the application of 3 classes, two theoretical and one experimental where recrystallization was carried out and to obtain the data, a contextual questionnaire and a report on the practical class were applied. In general, it can be seen that experimentation helped students gain a greater understanding of the content.