Teoria da Relatividade Restrita: uma introdução histórico-epistemológica e conceitual voltada ao ensino médio

Abstract

In this undergraduate thesis we studied one of the main topics in modern physics, the special theory of relativity (STR), aiming to explore its integration with the Physics education at the basic level, i.e. the high school level. I based this study on the Theory of Meaningful Learning of David Ausubel and on the epistemological frame of Thomas Samuel Kuhn. This works discusses the history of science and the importance of including the principles of modern physics in the high school curriculum. Modern Physics, as a subject developed at the start of the XX century, has more than a century of development, but surprisingly is presence on classrooms is still limited. Throughout this study, I will describe an idea for the teacher to apply this approach planned to reach meaningful learning level with respect to the special theory of relativity. The aim is to share these results with the community of teachers and students at the Institute foot Exact Sciences and Education (ICET) of the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM). With this we expect to encourage and empower the teachers to approach this subject at the schools, making a contribution to the teacher’s formation and improving the education on Physics.