Caixa tátil, geometria e possibilidades didáticas

Abstract

This research aimed to develop a didactic proposal using the Tactile Box to perform geometric representations as a teaching resource for 5th grade of Elementary School. To achieve this goal, the research focused on specific actions, namely: Identifying proposals for activities that comprise Geometry aimed at Elementary School present in textbooks and reference texts; Presenting the contributions and possibilities of using the Tactile Box in teaching solid geometric representations; Analyzing and discussing the Tactile Box as a teaching methodology for Geometry; and Sharing some tactile boxes with the Rio Tinto community and lesson plans with internet domains. To develop these objectives, a basic, qualitative, explanatory, and case study methodology was adopted, with a literature review of 40 authors, of 41 works, dated between 1995 and 2023. Among the references are authors such as Gonçalves (2014), Lorenzato (1995), Mello (2018), and others. The research analyzes two 5th-grade textbooks for Elementary School and points out the strengths and weaknesses of the contextualization of the work with the local reality in the cities of Rio Tinto and Mamanguape. The research reports the delivery of two elaborated tactile boxes, the sharing of school planning, and, through QR codes, exposes the construction, on YouTube, of the donated tactile boxes. Finally, a contribution of this work to the academic community is that this research emphasizes the role of Geometry in the student's formation; exposes the importance of continuing to debate the theme of the use of Concrete Material as a complementary aid in teaching Geometry, especially the Tactile Box.