Developing investigative practices in High School: the use of a Learning Object to study the Lorentz force

Authors

  • José Mauro Sousa E. E. Profª. Maria Amália de Magalhães Turner, E. E. Joaquim Vilela de Oliveira Marcondes, Guaratinguetá, SP
  • Ana Paula dos Santos Malheiros Departamento de Educação, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São José do Rio Preto
  • Newton Figueiredo Departamento de Física e Química, Universidade Federal de Itajubá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2015v32n3p988

Abstract

This paper presents an educational experience in which we use the Learning Object (LO) "Cargo movements in a Magnetic Field" during the study of concepts related to the Lorentz force in a class of third year of High School in a public school in the state of São Paulo. Throughout this experience, we investigated the possible contributions of the LO for teaching concepts of Electromagnetism, from the development of investigative activities that contemplate the use of such an object. The study was guided by the qualitative paradigm and the analysis of the results showed that the simulations provided by LO allowed the visualization of the studied physical phenomena which, in the case of Electromagnetism, requires greater capacity for abstraction to be understood. The activities also favored the development of certain skills related to the competence of researching and understanding of the physical concepts. In addition, greater interaction among students and between students and the teacher was observed during classes where this research was developed.

Author Biographies

José Mauro Sousa, E. E. Profª. Maria Amália de Magalhães Turner, E. E. Joaquim Vilela de Oliveira Marcondes, Guaratinguetá, SP

E. E. Profª. Maria Amália de Magalhães Turner, E. E. Joaquim Vilela de Oliveira Marcondes, Guaratinguetá, SP.

Ana Paula dos Santos Malheiros, Departamento de Educação, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São José do Rio Preto

Departamento de Educação, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São José do Rio Preto, SP.

Newton Figueiredo, Departamento de Física e Química, Universidade Federal de Itajubá

Departamento de Física e Química, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, MG.

Published

2015-06-24

How to Cite

Sousa, J. M., dos Santos Malheiros, A. P., & Figueiredo, N. (2015). Developing investigative practices in High School: the use of a Learning Object to study the Lorentz force. Caderno Brasileiro De Ensino De Física, 32(3), 988–1006. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7941.2015v32n3p988

Issue

Section

Objetos de Aprendizagem, Recursos Digitais e Virtuais sobre o Ensino de Física