The origin of the universe as a topic to discuss the Nature of Science in High School

Authors

  • Gustavo Antonio Montenegro Guttmann Cefet-RJ, Uned, Nova Friburgo, RJ
  • Marco Braga CEFET-RJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2015v32n2p442

Abstract

This paper presents an educational activity in which the Nature of Science is discussed in the confrontation of two distinct theories about the origin of the universe. These activities were developed in a high school in Rio de Janeiro. These theories are divergent, one defending the universe as having a defined origin, the Big Bang, and the other an Eternal Universe. At the end of the activities it was possible to verify that the students developed a more complex vision of Science.

 

Author Biographies

Gustavo Antonio Montenegro Guttmann, Cefet-RJ, Uned, Nova Friburgo, RJ

Possui graduação em Licenciatura em Física pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2005) e mestrado em Ensino de Ciências e Matemática pelo Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca (2011). Atuou no mercado privado de Ensino até 2013. Em 2014 entrou para o Cefet/RJ, Unidade de Nova Friburgo.

Marco Braga, CEFET-RJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

CEFET-RJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Published

2015-05-12

How to Cite

Guttmann, G. A. M., & Braga, M. (2015). The origin of the universe as a topic to discuss the Nature of Science in High School. Caderno Brasileiro De Ensino De Física, 32(2), 442–460. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2015v32n2p442

Issue

Section

História e Filosofia da Ciência