Animações virtuais interativas para o ensino da termodinâmica

Abstract

The insertion of computational tools to assist in the teaching of physics is something increasingly required due to the new company's profile, school and student. Computing resources can promote the teaching and learning of physics, new ways of teaching, learning and thinking considering the various features it can offer. As an example, the virtual labs available on the internet that allow the development of virtual experiences promoting easy viewing of the phenomena studied. In this work, we aimed, from the production of didactic material with animated images, called Virtual Interactive Animations, of Thermodynamics content and, through experiences in the classroom, test and investigate the scope and limits. As methodological approach we have adopted the qualitative approach and the developments of the investigation, were used the following forms: exploratory, descriptive and case study. As for the case study, this research is shrouded the process of assessing the validity of a teaching tool that is the application of simple virtual interactive objects, ie, the Virtual Interactive Animations on thermodynamics content. The choice of Thermodynamics content took place in this part of the menu of the course and / or curriculum component in which the author is a teacher, learning disability presented by the students, noted for low income, verified by the notes below average, and by having some abstract concepts in laws and phenomena. Virtual Interactive Animations, even with its limitations, allowed a change in the way of teaching and learning by creating a favorable environment for teaching and learning.