Física contemporânea na educação básica: o uso de um ambiente virtual de aprendizagem para o ensino do modelo padrão da física de partículas

Abstract

In this work we present the proposal of a Virtual Learning Environment developed especially for teaching the Standard Model of Particle Physics for high school students. The Standard Model provides a better understanding of how the particles that make up the universe and three of the four fundamental forces are related, making it possible to predict a wide variety of phenomena and explain various experimental results. The virtual environment was developed in the perspective of hybrid teaching and adopts characteristics of the rotation model. In this environment, a didactic sequence was elaborated to approach the Standard Model, through a scientific modeling process, using different multimedia resources that can be applied in any year of high school or in the education of young people and adults. The content of the didactic sequence was organized in three modules that follow the form of significant learning of the subordinate type, in which the students' previous knowledge works as a basis for the acquisition of new knowledge through an interactive process. Module I presents the evolution of atomic models; module II inserts the Standard Model of Particle Physics; and module III presents some works developed based on the Standard Model and its contributions to society. The activities involve hypertexts, videos, virtual visit to CERN, among others. The evaluation of the didactic sequence as a teaching tool took place through a peer review process. The results indicate that the virtual learning environment, as it was designed, has great potential to be used as an educational resource for the insertion of contemporary physics topics in basic education.