ALVES, G. D.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4035332969658249; ALVES, George Dias.
Résumé:
The skies and their mysteries have long fascinated humanity. Themes such as black holes, big
bangs, gravitational waves, space travel, meteor showers, among others, highlight the curiosity
of a large part of Basic Education students who frequently come across these subjects in
newspapers, magazines or even in films of science fiction and consequently, they end up taking
these discussions, which are part of the body of knowledge from Cosmology, Astronomy and
Astrophysics to Physics classes. However, despite the interest shown by students, research both
at local and national level leads us to believe that issues of this nature are rarely discussed by
physics teachers in the classroom. Therefore, in this work we will present the conceptions of
four high school physics teachers, who work in state schools belonging to the 9th Management
located in the Municipality of Cajazeiras - PB, about the feasibility of approaching themes
specific to Cosmology, Astronomy and Astrophysics in middle level classes. Through semistructured
interviews, it was possible to identify that the lack of didactic materials, the difficulty
of building an didactic transposition, the lack of an adequate environment, the lack of adequate
training and the large amount of content in the physics curriculum are some of the main
difficulties that prevent the discussion of these contents in the classroom. In view of this, we
believe that knowing the teachers' conceptions on this issue will help us to understand some of
the challenges that they face daily in their profession, while contributing to the construction of
measures that will, in a way, help to overcome these challenges.
