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COBEM 2023
27th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Educational robotics and movement maker applied on study of natural phenomena.
Submission Author:
Erick Bernabe Zanelato , ES
Co-Authors:
Erick Bernabe Zanelato, Ghabriel Barbieri Molinarolli, Douglas Goesse Cardoso, Mayara Barbosa de Souza
Presenter: Erick Bernabe Zanelato
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2023.COB2023-1737
Abstract
This paper aims to apply alternative methodologies to classes in the school environment since the Brazilian educational level of schools needs improvement. The applied methodology for this paper is based on educational robotics in an Elementary School located in a socially vulnerable area. Through this technique, the student learns new abilities and tools that complement the school curriculum, allowing better internalization of concepts learned in the classroom. Another system to be used is established on maker culture, also called do-it-yourself. Under supervision, the student will be able to manipulate tools and machinery in a maker space, improving their motor coordination, handling different instruments, and training new skills. As a result, the students produced study apparatus of natural phenomena that can be found in their daily lives. The emphasis was given to the heat transfer effects with Matter and Energy analyses. The kits were composed of specific sensors for reading relevant data to study temperature, humidity, and radiation intensity by interface with microcontroller Arduino. For example, the student will be able to quantify how much heat goes through a conductive or thermally insulating body and what impacts this causes in his life and society. Therefore, it was concluded that robotics activities can make more interesting classes and help explore concepts in several fields of Matter and Energy, in a playful and challenging way. The result was the observation of a more dynamic, proud, and curious student, who can solve real and daily life problems. Through this work, students’ cognitive and intellectual capacities were strengthened and the technical-scientific concepts became more closely linked to the nature that surrounds them.
Keywords
Educational Robotics, maker culture, Active Methodology
