Uma análise do conteúdo da relatividade restrita nos livros didáticos do Ensino Médio

Abstract

The activity of the teacher is full of challenges, especially when it mits the search for materials that can facilitate their teaching activity. Even with all the technological advances and possibilities of communication today, the Textbook is still the main, if not the only, teaching material used by teachers in the classroom. Recognizing the importance and relevance of these materials present contents of Modern Physics in high school, it is considered important to investigate how these contents are contributing to a contextualization, from the perspective of scientific approach to intellectual and personal growth of students in the educational process. This, the object of study, identified as the product of the Professional Masters in Teaching Science and Mathematics Education, is guided in presenting an analysis of the treatment given to the content of the Theory of Relativity in physics Textbooks of high school, considerands the structuring of content, the historical aspects of science and the suggested activities. Observed throughout our analysis that there is a huge concern in Textbooks in presenting the mathematical tools involved in the study of the Theory Relativity which just so omitting important discussions that lead to development of the study of this subject. Throughout his work is evident that the Textbook this is the most important resource that guide all pedagogic practice of teachers and student learning, which is crucial for teaching Physics resource.