Princípios quânticos no ensino médio: energia solar como ferramenta de ensino

Abstract

In the contemporary world where we live, the informations are processed almost instantaneously and the evolution of science and technology happen at great speed. To an individual, living in this ambient, can follow this evolution, it is necessary to be aware and participant in this world. Concerning in forming a citizen with these characteristics, I suggested a work of implementation of Quantum Physics still in the high school through the photovoltaic solar energy. In the first instance we did a bibliographic survey about topics referred to this theme with the intention of justify the proposal. We noticed that exists a tendency in insertion of Quantum Mechanics and Modern and Contemporary Physics in the high school in Brazil and in others countries. We elaborated the second and the third chapters so that they can serve as guide to elaboration of lessons to be applied in high school about Quantum Mechanics. We finally verified the necessity of a greater attention to this theme, since the works that were already published are not able to give us a pattern structure for such implementation. We also concluded that the photovoltaic solar energy is an excellent means to an application of basic contents of Physics developed in the last century.