O uso do Arduíno no ensino de Física: uma abordagem construcionista sobre o ensino da Mecânica Clássica

Abstract

Social and technological development has proposed new challenges for education, one of which is the integration of technology into education. Computers are often seen as a distraction or something that should be kept at a distance from education, while others see them as a means of education, but serving as an end, not as a mediator. Seymour Papert’s proposal for a constructionist approach to education suggested a way to use technology for educational purposes, but not to bring the computer as a kind of oracle of knowledge, but as a mediator of education, where the student can perform experiments that they will have to assemble and thus learn by doing. Using Arduino, three experiments involving kinematics were proposed. The experiments involve the simple pendulum, uniformly accelerated rectilinear motion (MRUV), and free fall. By using the actuators of the Arduino, it was possible to carry out the experiments and show that the results fit satisfactorily with reality, bringing a way to teach and develop creative learning.