Uma Proposta do Tema Energia Eólica no Ensino Fundamental II através de Ensino por Investigação

Abstract

This proposal consists of a didactic guide to support teachers, focused on the theme Wind Energy in Elementary Education II, through Inquiry Teaching. It presents the main concepts about wind and its most important characteristics. In addition, the history of the use of Wind Energy, from the primitive peoples to the present day, is addressed, emphasizing the process of electricity generation. Also, the advantages and disadvantages of using the wind resource as an alternative source of energy were highlighted. This material has a set of four simple experiments, which can be assembled by using easy access resources at a low cost. The work is concluded with the assembly of a small model representing a city supplied by electricity from a wind farm, since the visualization of the object under study is a determining factor in the teaching-learning process.