Reações nucleares: compreendendo a análise histórica e suas descobertas no ensino da radioatividade

Abstract

It is a study on nuclear reactions: comprising historical analysis and its discoveries in the teaching of radioactivity. Starting from the research of leading scientists, such as Wilhelm Röntgen, Henri Becquerel, Marie Curie, Pierre Curie, and Ernest Rutherford who discovered radioactivity. Within this work scope, the historical and technical context of the discovery of alpha, beta and gamma rays is also presented, in addition to nuclear fission, nuclear fusion and nuclear energy. The objectives are to analyze how radioactivity came about in a historical approach, its applicability in the contemporary world and expose its importance of learning in high school. The methodology used in this work sought to develop, in a more complete way, the radioactivity history in books in a foreign language to bring scientific advances and their applicability to human life. A bibliographic study was used, in addition to books, from specific websites and scientific articles, then a qualitative approach methodology. The research grounded that the historical context is important in the teaching of radioactivity for the understanding of the student, in order not to make him indifferent with this theme, starting to recognize the importance and great applicability of radioactivity in modern times.