O uso da programação como ferramenta para o Ensino de Física: uma proposta metodológica

Abstract

Computer Science has increasingly gained prominence across various knowledge sites, in Science a new branch rose: the Computational Science. To train students to become able to comprehend and produce useful simulations to the scientific growth, it is necessary to develop the digital knowledge since basic education. This work, thus, proposes a didactic sequence aimed at teaching programming skills to High School students while simultaneously they learn a new field of Physics: the projectile motion. Using concepts of Computational Science, will be developed with the students a simulator to approximate the learnt subject with the reality by introducing the air drag force. This way, learning occurs in an applied manner, which can provide better results in both Computer Science and Physics. The theoretical foundation of this monograph contains the development of all necessary content for implementing this proposal based on a higher education symbolism, as well as its simplification to High School level, where possible.