THERMODYNAMICS AND OBESITY: A PROPOSAL FOR A MEANINGFUL TEACHING SEQUENCE
Physics Teaching. Meaningful Learning. Paulo Freire's Theory of Liberation. Thermodynamics. Thermodynamics of the human body. The entropy of the human body. Obesity. Juvenile Obesity
In this work, we present the result of the application of a didactic sequence for teaching Thermodynamics in high school with an emphasis on tackling juvenile obesity, using David Ausubel's learning theory as an educational foundation, embodied in Paulo Freire's liberating theory. In this respect, the paradidactic book “A termodinâmica e o marombeiro” was made, of its own authorship, to guide the subjects addressed, which, among other premises, works on the caloric deficit, the total energy expenditure, food education and the practice of physical activities such as pillars for weight loss. The educational product was applied in a third grade class of regular high school, in a private school in the city of Luziânia-GO.