O problema da incerteza na medida no ensino médio: uma proposta para o ensino

Abstract

This present study approach “the problem of uncertainty in the measure of the high school” and propose a Potentially Meaningful Teaching Unit (PMTU) about the matter. The objective of this pedagogical proposal is to introduce concept related to the uncertainties inherent to the measurement processes, knowledge considered essential for a better understanding of the quantitative experiments. Participants of this study were Physics students from the 1st year of high school at the Adélia Dionísia Barbosa State School, in Londrina, Paraná State. The main findings of this study are: (i) it is possible to introduce concepts related to the uncertainties inherent in the measurement process in basic education; (ii) the PMTU and the experimentation, based on scientific education research, which also includes physics teaching, can contribute to the meaningful learning of the physical concepts and to the motivation of students in high school physics classes.