Contributions of the Arduino in the Teaching of Physics: a systematic review of publications in the area of education

Abstract

This paper presents a review of the literature on the use of Arduino in Physics teaching, conducted through the consultation of articles published in the main Brazilian science teaching journals. The research focused on the contributions of the use of Arduino directed to the teaching of Physics and resulted in a sample of 20 articles. The collected papers were classified into two categories: didactic proposals tested in the classroom, and didactic proposals for application in the classroom. In addition, the main objectives expected by the practices are: innovation of the didactic laboratories, interdisciplinarity and contextualization, potentiate the learning of the physical concepts, make classes attractive and motivating, obtaining data and dissemination of the Arduino. It is possible to observe that, although this technology is relatively new, there are already many publications in the area, with possible applications in physics teaching. Most, with metrological proposals focused on experimental practice, as well as, the automation of didactic laboratories. In general, in the experimental practices approached, satisfactory but punctual results were obtained. Although many innovatory didactic proposals have been made public, there are still few studies that show data regarding the learning of physical concepts through the application of the aforementioned resources in the classroom.