Pixel International Conferences

This work shows how the of learning physics is enriched through authentic scientific inquiry practices, enabling a significant learning of sciences that is well beyong that of simple definitions. We suggest studying and designing strategies that promote a deeper understanding of the nature of the thermodynamic variables and how they relate to each other through the analysis of atmospheric data from a weather station located just a few meters away from the classroom. The proposed activities include the development of linear variable time series analysis, as well as frequency and period analysis. With these results, the students generate conclusions that enable them to understand the experiential nature of these variables. Finally, the students publish their results using scientific writing standards. We observed that, introducing subjects that are both interesting and close the students' realities, and that affect them in their daily lives, it allows for a greater understanding of the issues. This deeper learning is reflected in an increased motivation and a higher rate of passing grades within the course.