An STSE teaching approach with the theme Physics of Transportation

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Keywords:

STSE; Physics teaching; High-school; teaching sequence; means of transportation

Abstract

This article is a presentation and discussion regarding an approach to Physics teaching inspired by the STSE (Science, Technology, Society and Environment) perspective with the theme 'The Physics of Transportation' which integrated STSE content and discus-sions on Newton's Laws and simple machines. The overall objective of the approach was to produce an understanding of the Physics of movements in a broader context, which included the physical functioning of means of transportation, such as skates, airplanes, skateboards and bicycles, since they were of the students' interests, and the investigation of social and environmental problems due to mass transport. Therefore, a teaching sequence consisting of five pedagogical activities was elaborated. The teaching sequence was implemented in two classes of high school integrated with professional education in the year of 2018. As a result, the engagement of students in the activities, the appreciation of school scientific knowledge in the production of expla-nations for the means of transportation, the perception of the need to obtain more scientific and technological knowledge by the students during the realization of the activities, and the production of broader understandings about the environmental and social issues analyzed were perceived.

Published

2020-11-18

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Trabajos presentados a SIEF

How to Cite

An STSE teaching approach with the theme Physics of Transportation. (2020). Journal of Physics Teaching, 32, 313-320. https://revistas.psi.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revistaEF/article/view/31009