Física experimental em sala de aula mediante uso do smartphone

Abstract

This dissertation addresses the subject of using the smartphone in data collection in a physics experiment. Collecting data, creating models to explain the data obtained, remaking the experiment and updating the method is the basic process of research. The popularization of smartphones with the application of their sensors brings a range of possibilities in the teaching of physics since, attracting and involving the student through certain activities in a natural way, extending the physics laboratory outside the walls of the classroom and contributing to that the activities involving an experiment be a highly participatory and collaborative process where the student discovers the knowledge practicing the method that the experiment idealizes. The transformation of the traditional laboratory by the use of mobile devices is the alternative used in the applications presented, making it possible to make these devices a mini-lab of portable experiments that, in addition to potentiating meaningful learning, transforms the experience into a reflexive and peer discussion situation. The description, preparation of experiments, data collection, detailed analysis and graphic representation are presented in an objective and pedagogical way, as a resource to support the teacher. The presented methodology was applied in a high school class, presenting good acceptance and with possibility of continuity in future applications.