Simple pendulum experiment with students of the Mathematical Physics major

Abstract

Conducting experiments constitutes one of the best modes to demonstrate the knowledge acquired by students, contrasting theory with  practice  and  duly  applying them to Physics equations  and  the manipulation  of materials as didactic resources. The purpose of this essay is to describe the learning process of the assembling of a simple pendulum prototype for experimentation, the use of equations for  the  calculation  of  frequency  and  period,  laboratory  script,  and  the  importance  of  the experimental approach of Physics in the formation of future teachers skilled in the teaching of Science  in the fourth  year  students  of  the  Mathematical Physics Major,  specifically  for the Experimental Didactics II  subject. Environments were provided to appropriate the experiment as scientific knowledge and  experimentation  with  materials  from  the  environment,  an  ideal recourse  for  meaningful  learning.  After the construction of the simple pendulum, necessary guidelines were generated for the application  of  the  subject  approach:  to  convert  the  conjecture into useful scenarios and resources for students, demonstrating that many phenomena of Physics are present in everyday life.