Nebulosa do caos: uma proposta didática para abordar a lei da gravitação universal a partir de um jogo de tabuleiro

Abstract

Within the scope of the new legislation governing high school education in Paraná, this study addresses the proposition and development of an alternative pedagogical intervention in a first-year class in the municipality of Piraquara/PR. This intervention aimed to approach the content of Universal Gravitation using Active Teaching Methodologies, while also proposing an educational board game based on the laws of Universal Gravitation. An intervention proposal was elaborated, and a didactic board game was produced to align with the objectives set by SEED (State Department of Education of Paraná) regarding the teaching of Physics. The game was named “Nebula of Chaos.” The research instrument used was a Field Diary created by the researcher during the pedagogical intervention, in which various aspects of student engagement and arguments were recorded. The qualitative analysis of the data was conducted by establishing analytical categories following Content Analysis techniques. Two categories of analysis – motivation and argumentation - were formed based on the data analysis from the diary. From the discussion of the results, it is concluded that the intervention proposal engaged the class in understanding the content in order to play the game “Nebula of Chaos.”