Atividades investigativas de funções por meio da robótica educacional

Abstract

This course conclusion work aims to analyze the implications of Educational Robotics, through investigative activities, in learning functions in High School. To achieve this, it is structured, initially, by the theoretical foundations necessary for the development of the research: Educational Robotics and Mathematical Investigation, followed by the exploration of the content of Functions, especially Related Functions, as this is the focus of the activities. This is qualitative research as it focuses on the data produced, seeking to understand collective experiences and individual perspectives. The target audience were first-year High School students at Escola Estadual Dr. Mariano da Rocha, located in Teixeiras – MG. To collect research data, we used a combination of instruments: photographs, activity sheets completed by students and the researcher's records in a field notebook. The analysis carried out allows us to affirm that Educational Robotics was relevant in the meaningful and intuitive construction of knowledge related to the concept of related function. Through investigative practices using LED and sensors, students were motivated to investigate. This approach allowed them to develop intuitions about functions, understanding the dependency relationship between variables, constructing and identifying graphical representations, and formulating the formation law that governs the type of function worked on. In this way, students were able to establish cognitive bases for learning subsequent functions, in addition to exploring this content in an integrative and contextualized way. Educational Robotics therefore played a fundamental role in creating a dynamic and engaging learning environment, acting as a link between the curricular content and the technological and digital reality that permeates students' lives. By providing a more tangible context for learning, we infer that Robotics fulfilled its function, opening up space and providing the necessary conditions for students to construct and formalize knowledge. Keywords: Affine Function. High School. Mathematical Investigations. Mathematics Education. Digital Technologies.