Implementation of the physics microworlds proposed by Seymour Papert for teaching physics

Abstract

The objective of this work is to implement a physics microworld developed with WebGL technology for teaching Physics. Supported by the constructionist theory of Seymour Papert, this work proposes the implementation of a microworld as proposed by Papert, that is, so that the student defines the conditions to be analyzed in the physics microworld, changing the variables, observing and understanding the results. With this proposal, the developed microworld is expected to be consistent with Papert’s initial proposal, which must allow the understanding of physics contents that require a higher level of abstraction by means of interactions with the simulated environment and contents that are often too abstract to be spontaneously related to everyday situations.

Keywords

• micromundo físico
• ensino de física
• construcionismo