Significant Learning in Physics Topics Related to Astronomy a Teaching Sequence

Abstract

Physics topics have contents related to astronomy, among them: the study of introductory astronomy concepts, study of the birth, life and death of stars, the Olbers Paradox and the cosmological principles studied in high school. In this article, the case study was applied using a teaching sequence developed using the Stellarium software as a resource for student motivation. The Theory of Meaningful Learning was used in this study through the application and analysis of a teaching sequence with a quantitative and qualitative approach. The results of the questionnaires and the activities carried out gave evidence that there was an expansion of the students' cognitive structure, so that they could anchor new information, concepts, arguments and explanations regarding Astronomy.