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Chemical Profile: A Game for Teaching the Periodic Table

2017; Brazilian Society of Chemistry; Volume: 9; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.21577/1984-6835.20170072

1984-6835

Caroline G. Romano, Ana Letícia Carvalho, Isabella D. Mattano, Márcia R. M. Chaves, Beatriz Antoniassi,

Education Pedagogy and Practices

The use of games in Chemistry Teaching has been considered by educators as a motivating tool for the learning of knowledge.However, although there are proposals of games that approach several concepts of the discipline of Chemistry, there is no didactic game that addresses the teaching of the Periodic Table linked to the participation of women in the discovery of chemical elements.In this article, it is proposed the development and application of a game that uses the Periodic Table as a board and cards elaborated according to famous game Perfil.This set brought the students' interaction with the teacher, making the class dynamic, as well as relating the content to the current historical context and showing the contribution of women in Chemistry through tips, answers and explanations.This proposal was applied in 5 classes of the first year of high school in a state public school in the city of Bauru-SP, totaling 150 students and the pedagogical contribution was analyzed through a student evaluation questionnaire.The results show that the game arouses students' interest in the proposed content and improves the disciplinary aspect in the classroom.