Contributos das atividades práticas para o ensino da deformação das rochas.

Abstract

Introduction and objective: this article describes a set of practical activities on rock deformation. Hands-on assignments are science teaching and learning activities that include both classroom demonstrations by the teacher and student activities in the laboratory or making practical experiments. Methodology: in order to achieve deep or meaningful learning and the corresponding acquisition of competences, the educational contents and objectives must be precisely presented to the students. Results: experimentation strategies include confirmatory activities, questioning activities, rediscovery activities, and problem-based activities. The didactic material used must have a simple structure, easy to obtain and capable of facilitating the student’s understanding of the studied phenomenon. Depending on the required objectives, it must adjust to the psychological characteristics of the students and the depth with which the subjects are studied. Conclusion: the examples gathered meet the low-cost requirement, to overcome the economic limitations of schools, contribute to social education, in its ethical-economic aspect, as well as awaken the interest of students and the community.