ASTRONOMY IN TEACHING FUNDAMENTAL CONTEXTUALIZING MECHANICS

A HYBRID APPROACH

Abstract

In the Science subject in elementary school, it is observed that content related to Astronomy can arouse students' curiosity and interest more than Physics content. Since Astronomy uses many concepts and principles from Physics, a joint study of these two areas can improve students' interest and learning. Therefore, in this article, we analyze the construction and application of an educational product that uses Astronomy as a way of contextualizing Physics, more specifically Mechanics. With the aim of providing student participation, the proposal was based on active methodologies and hybrid teaching, using peer instruction and a rotation between workstations. The application took place in the ninth year of elementary school at a municipal public school in XXXX, and the activities involved computer simulations, experiments, videos, reading texts, in addition to the development of a game involving rocky planets. Through the research carried out, it was possible to find evidence of the development of engagement, more active participation of students and learning of some concepts worked on.