RADIATION PHYSICS TOPICS FOR HIGH SCHOOL

• Grant number: 25/02262-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: August 01, 2025
• End date: July 31, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Education - Educational Teaching and Learning
• Principal Investigator: Neilo Marcos Trindade
• Grantee: Neilo Marcos Trindade
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física (IF). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: André Coelho da Silva ; Doris Kohatsu
• Associated research grant: 24/03006-4 - Stimulated Luminescence of Simulant Minerals Martians and Lunars, AP.R
• Associated scholarship(s): 25/14192-6 - Teaching Radiation Physics: An Educational Proposal with Emphasis on Biological Effects, BP.IC; 25/14097-3 - Teaching Radiation Physics: A Didactic Proposal with Emphasis on Luminescence and Astronomy, BP.IC; 25/14098-0 - Teaching Radiation Physics: An Educational Proposal with Emphasis on UV Radiation, BP.IC; 25/14107-9 - Teaching Radiation Physics: An Educational Proposal with Emphasis on Radiation Dosimetry, BP.IC

Abstract

The project aims to develop, test, and evaluate interdisciplinary teaching sequences in the areas of Radiation Physics and Astronomy, structured around Inquiry-Based Science Education and the Maker Culture, aligned with the competencies and skills outlined in the Brazilian National Common Curriculum (BNCC). The objective is to contribute to the scientific literacy of high school students by fostering creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. The teaching sequences will include accessible texts, videos, experiments, simulators, and other resources, developed by undergraduate research fellows under the guidance of faculty researchers. The proposal also seeks to adapt the materials to the realities of schools by creating independent modules that allow partial use in classrooms with diverse needs, such as those of the Integral Teaching Program (PEI) and the São Paulo State Exam (Provão Paulista). In addition to expanding the collection of the co.educa platform, the project aims to generate knowledge about innovative teaching and learning strategies in Physics, offering solutions to overcome the challenges of implementing active methodologies in public schools. (AU)