PHYSICS IN A MUSEUM OF BIOLOGY: A STUDY OF CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH HYDROLOGICAL VARIABLES IN THE ATLANTIC FOREST

Authors

  • Thiago Auer Camilo de Jesus Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ensino de Física (PPGEnFis/UFES)
  • Laercio Ferracioli Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica (INMA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26512/rpf.v1i1.45927

Keywords:

Science; technology; communication; high school; climate change.

Abstract

Studies on a global scale point out that climate change is a reality to be faced. Current data reveal a change in hydrological variable measures in such as the Atlantic Forest biome. These studies show changes in the pattern of drought periods, with consequent disappearance of ecosystems. Then, a workshop was structured for elementary and high school students to reflect on climate change from concepts of Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics, with a focus on the context between thinking and doing, in addition to the reference of citizen science and Common National Curriculum Base. Part of procedures for collecting data from research developed at INMA - Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica, students engaged in the proposal presented. The workshop was held both in the classroom and in a biodiversity hotspot in the Atlantic Forest, the park of the Museum of Biology Prof. Mello Leitão (MBML), INMA's headquarters, in Santa Teresa, State of Espírito Santo and was attended by 118 students from 6 classes of the 1st grade of high school at EEEFM José Pinto Coelho who collected data to calculate the flow of the Stream São Pedro that passes through the park of the Museum and behind the School. After the activities, the results revealed that students have difficulties in performing basic math calculations, arithmetic average, equations e unit conversion. In relation to climate change, it was possible to observe that the students presented a basic knowledge on the subject.

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Published

2022-12-07

How to Cite

CAMILO DE JESUS, Thiago Auer; FERRACIOLI, Laercio. PHYSICS IN A MUSEUM OF BIOLOGY: A STUDY OF CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH HYDROLOGICAL VARIABLES IN THE ATLANTIC FOREST. Journal of the Physics Teacher, [S. l.], v. 6, n. Especial, p. 46–51, 2022. DOI: 10.26512/rpf.v1i1.45927. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/rpf/article/view/45927. Acesso em: 6 oct. 2024.

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Anals of the Integrated Meeting in Physics Teaching