Connectivity and Interactivity in the Study of Modern and Contemporary Physics for Determining Planck's Constant Using Arduino and MIT App Inventor
Physics Teaching; Modern and Contemporary Physics; Active Methodologies; Arduino Uno; MIT App Inventor.
This dissertation presents an educational product aimed at contributing to the teaching of Modern and Contemporary Physics using technological resources. The use of innovative tools has become essential in the educational context. Thus, incorporating technologies that are part of students' everyday lives into pedagogical practices in Physics teaching brings numerous benefits, such as dynamic learning that is more aligned with their reality. In this context, the main objective was to analyze the contributions of a methodological proposal using the Flipped Classroom and Station Rotation models, along with technological resources, Arduino and the MIT App Inventor application, in the experimental determination of Planck's constant with high school students. For this, we chose a Reference High School located in Mata Norte, Pernambuco, and a 3rd-year class from the previous high school system before the New High School reform. We selected two methodologies that are part of hybrid teaching, namely, Flipped Classroom and Station Rotation, as we considered that both combined the ideas of making students protagonists of their knowledge and working with technologies with digital and non-digital activities, such as: cell phones, Arduino, sensors, questionnaires, and experimental scripts. We used Lev Vygotsky's ideas as the theoretical basis, especially his concepts of the Zone of Proximal Development and his contributions to Physics teaching. We conducted a qualitative analysis of the results, interpreting the collected data based on the applications of the Stations. We concluded that the practices proposed in the Stations, along with the experimental setup and the MIT App Inventor application, facilitated and provided many moments of student participation, knowledge construction, and productivity during the Stations, proving to be an excellent tool for Physics teachers and supporting the teaching and learning process of students.