A terra não é plana

Abstract

This work aims to address some natural phenomena and historical facts that occurred in humanity, such as the spherical shape of our planet, this work was conceived due to the increase in currents that believe that our planet has a flat shape, reaching today 10 % of our population believes in the idea of this current. This work also provides a game, which is an alternative way of combining theoretical knowledge acquired in the classroom with the practice of teaching Physics, as a strategy to increase students' interest in trying to practically apply the Physics content of more specifically, the shape of the Earth, with the explanation of natural phenomena that happen on our planet. From a survey with high school students, it was verified the need to add new teaching methodologies, so that the student could, in addition to feeling more motivated, to have an understanding of the shape of the planet. As a result, the board game "THE EARTH IS NOT FLAT" was created, which aims to present students with a current tool linked to the gamification resource, in order to arouse greater interest in interacting with the discipline and having an understanding correct with regard to natural phenomena. The board game "THE EARTH IS NOT FLAT" has some features of curiosities and interaction applied to the universal gravitation content, being part of a fun and interactive game, ending up achieving greater learning performance in Physics teaching and having the understanding correct about the terrestrial form.