Livro digital no ensino de química: mediação tecnológica para a descoberta da organização periódica dos elementos químicos

Abstract

The educational reality of science teaching, particularly chemistry, has proven challenging for basic education teachers. The excessive workload of content and educational practices lacking contextualization fosters students' disinterest in learning chemistry. Within this scope, aspects related to the periodic table, although a central theme for the study of chemistry, are usually presented with a superficial approach disconnected from their historical aspects. As a counterpoint to this scenario, initiatives emerge that utilize principles of active methodologies; meaning, they intentionally promote learning that develops the individual's autonomy in their educational process. In this context, the support of digital technologies, which are now part of all aspects of modern society's daily life, has been growing as a way to promote contextual and creative education. Thus, this work aims to develop and present an e-book that combines various Digital Educational Resources for teaching the periodic table, based on the principles of the Active Technological Learning model. Furthermore, it describes the construction process of this educational resource and discusses it based on scientific literature and the Active Technological Learning model. The methodological approach of this work is a qualitative study with descriptive objectives, aiming to present and discuss the digital book as a useful resource to overcome the difficulties encountered in teaching the periodic table and achieve a motivating, interactive approach that brings to light the criticality and transformative nature of education.