O uso do simulador Phet no ensino do calor latente e calor sensível

Abstract

This work presents an exploratory and qualitative study on the use of the PhET (Physics Education Technology) simulator as a didactic resource for teaching latent heat and sensible heat. The main objective was to investigate the effectiveness of this virtual tool within the learning process, and to obtain data on its contribution to the understanding of concepts related to latent heat and sensible heat. The teaching of Physics has always been challenging, since many students fear the discipline, since traditional teaching, although effective, it has some specificities that can be improved when using other means to develop physical concepts, such as DICT (Digital Information and Communication Technologies). This study was carried out at the Federal Institute of Amapá (Macapá campus), with a high school class, in order to analyze through expository and playful classes with the simulator, the effectiveness and impact that the simulator brings on students. Therefore, through the data obtained, the effectiveness o