期刊名称：Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Ciência e Tecnologia
电子版ISSN：1982-873X
出版年度：2021
卷号：14
期号：3
DOI：10.3895/rbect.v14n3.13807
语种：Portuguese
出版社：Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
摘要：This article aims to investigate Physics teaching and scientific dissemination activities with the main theme being the study of exoplanets, planets belonging to a star system distinct from our solar system. The theoretical basis of the project involves reading and writing about articles, books, theses and dissertations focused on the themes of this research. During the investigation, didactic materials about exoplanets were developed and evaluated, in different situations, in an interdisciplinary work that articulated areas such as Physics, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics. In particular, the potential of the “Exoplanet Transit Hunt” software was analyzed as a didactic resource for teaching Physics concepts associated with the study of exoplanets. Audiovisual presentations and didactic workshops on exoplanets involved the use of videos, simulations, experiments, theoretical explanations and the proposal of challenges associated with real problems. The proposals were structured to be motivating for the study of Natural Sciences. In some of the activities carried out, a questionnaire, with questions about the topics covered, was answered by a total number of 113 students who participated in these actions. The obtained data were presented in graphs and tables that allowed to understand the perceptions and conceptions that the students have about exoplanets and the discipline of Astronomy, in general. The actions showed the students' great interest in the study of Astronomy themes, as well as the importance of educational practices that involve challenging investigative activities and related to those carried out by scientists.
