Heat or temperature? use of geek culture characters for constextualization of physical and biological phenomena

Abstract

The present research sought to provide the learning of basic concepts linked to thermoregulation, through the use of characters from the Geek culture, in order to make the content more empathic and closer to the daily lives of these students. To this end, the objective was to contextualize physical and biological phenomena in two classes of the first grade of high school through the use of characters from the geek culture on a gamification platform. For this purpose, a synchronous class was taught in an integrated way between the Physics and Biology components through Microsoft Teams, where the physical phenomena related to thermoregulation were contextualized. In order to bring students closer and increase their interest, an interactive panel with characters from animations, comics and animes, related to fire and ice, was set up. Each character referred to a statement used in everyday life, where students should justify whether the statement was true or false from the perspective of physics. Using this resource, it was possible to observe the greater participation and excitement of the students, as well as a greater assimilation of the concepts worked on.