Proposta interdisciplinar entre Física e música através da aprendizagem cooperativa

Abstract

The resistance of a large portion of high school students to follow physics classes inspires the searching for alternative teaching strategies. In the present study, the use of the natural link between music and physics to provide an attractive and simplified learning experience to the students was used. To increase the distance from the traditional approach, which may sound monotonous to many students, Cooperative Learning Strategies are also used, turning physics classes more dynamic and interactive. In order to be more effective with the use of music concepts, it is necessary to understand the interdisciplinary connections between music and physics and how to apply its epistemological basis to the learning experience. It was realized that music was an useful tool in classes ranging from Simple Harmonic Motion to Acoustics, applying the physical concepts presented to the students together with the musical notions of rhythm, bar, harmony, octaves, dynamics and so forth, besides the use of musical instruments in class. In the end, satisfactory results were found, where 75% of the students were shown to be cooperate efficiently and understand physics concepts in music.