Abstract

CAVALCANTE, Artur Araújo  and  SALES, Gilvandenys Leite. THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE FORCES AND MOTION SIMULATIONS: basics (html5) and projectile motion (html5), of the phet platform, for the teaching of the newtonian mechanics. Rev. Exitus [online]. 2020, vol.10, e020020.  Epub Mar 28, 2022. ISSN 2237-9460.  https://doi.org/10.24065/2237-9460.2020v10n0id1142.

This work aims to evaluate the contribution of the simulations “Forces and Motion: Basics (HTML5) and Projectile Motion (HTML5)”, from the platform PhET Interactive Simulations, to the teaching of some concepts of Newtonian mechanics. To evaluate the contribution of theses simulations on the teaching-learning process, we selected 44 students from two groups of first year of high school from a private school of Fortaleza-CE. The application of the simulations was made in only one of the two groups (Experimental Group); in the other one (Control Group), only traditional expositive classes (or classical classes) were applied, in which the teacher used only the resources of blackboard and marker. To the analysis of previous knowledge and knowledge obtained after the classes, the Force Concept Inventory (FCI) – a test that evaluates the students‟ conceptions about the physical concepts related to Mechanics – was used. The results of research indicate that the performance of the students of the Experimental Class was superior to the performance of the students of the Control Class, signaling to the fact that the simulations can contribute to the learning of the concepts of Newtonian Mechanics.

Keywords : Simulations; Teaching; Physics; Mechanic; Force.

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