Ensino de radiações ionizantes por meio de produção de vídeos por alunos da 3ª série do ensino médio

Abstract

In this work, we report the results of a research made with third grade high school students of a Brazilian school about the use of a new method, based on the production of movies by the students themselves, for teaching the theme ionizing radiation. Our work is based on the historic - cultural theory by Vygotsky. The activities were developed along nine two hours meetings with the students. The students were volunteers and the classes happened in the students’ free period. Our data were collected by mean of interviews, record by cameras of the students’ work in class, tests and the storyboard and screenplay of the film produced by the students. The movie produced was also analyzed. All data were analyzed making use of qualitative techniques. In order to make the students capable on the process of producing a film and about the contents of the activity, two books were written as auxiliary support, one about film producing and another about the concepts of ionizing radiation. Our results show the effectiveness of the proposed activities to teach the students the concepts of ionizing radiation as well as the concepts related to film production. The learning of these concepts is evidenced by the correct use of terms related to ionizing radiation in the students’ speech along the proposed activities.