ADDRESSING CONCEPTS OF UNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION THROUGH ASTROPHYSICS AND PLANETARY FORMATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

Abstract

Physics in high school, usually follows curricula that follow central themes that address the phenomena of nature and serves for the student to think and act in the face of a problematic situation. To insert a critical reflection in common sense, it is important to open spaces for discussions, where each one will think about the problem in its own way. Science brings skills that explore the observation, experimentation and investigation of the world and Astronomy themes, arouses interest and curiosity at different levels of education, as it contextualizes contemporary aspects in the teaching of classical mechanics. As the planetary formation still has gaps to be filled, mainly for the extra-solar systems, taking this subject to high school students, will bring them closer to the scientific investigative process, stimulating questions and showing the importance of the construction of knowledge throughout of time. Thus, introducing the study of planetary formation as a method to explain topics that involve the study of uniform circular motion (MCU), can be promising to arouse interest in students. Finally, the article shows how basic physics can be taught, describing the universe and the Solar System. It also explains the importance of contextualization and its applications in daily life, stimulating learning and arousing the student's curiosity in the search for knowledge, with scientific rigor, using Physics as a tool for such search.