The availability of laboratories for conducting practical activities, required in Chemistry Teaching, is a difficulty faced at different levels of education. This article aims to present the VirtuaLabQ, an environment with gamification elements to support the experimental practice of Chemical Transformations. The article also presents the results of a case study that reports the use of the environment with students in the subject of Chemical Transformations University XYX, in order to evaluate the environment's potential in supporting teaching and learning.
Resumo.A disponibilidade de laboratórios para a realização de atividades práticas, necessárias no Ensino de Química, é uma dificuldade encontrada nos diferentes níveis de ensino. Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar o VirtuaLabQ, um ambiente com elementos de gamificação para apoiar a prática experimental de Transformações Químicas. O artigo também apresenta um estudo de caso que relata o uso do ambiente com alunos na disciplina de Transformações Químicas da Universidade Federal do ABC, com o objetivo de avaliar as potencialidades do ambiente no apoio ao ensinoaprendizagem.
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