Simetria da reflexão, translação e rotação: uma abordagem através da robótica educacional

Abstract

This work has as problematic verifying the possible contributions of educational robotics in learning the symmetry of reflection, translation and rotation. For this, a didactic sequence was elaborated and applied in the regular teaching period in a class of 30 students, from a public school, using the LEGO RCX 1.0 robotics kit. The theoretical foundation is based on Seymour Papert's constructionism, observing the guidelines of the Common National Curriculum Base on the use of technologies and computational thinking in teaching and learning, as well as the inclusion of knowledge about educational robotics in Basic Education. The research data were analyzed qualitatively and collected through eye observations, class diary registration and questionnaires before and after the intervention. The observed data indicated that learning around the object of knowledge, reflection, translation and rotation symmetries, using educational robotics as a tool in the process, was satisfactory.