O modelo atômico de Bohr e as abordagens para seu ensino na escola média

Abstract

Teaching the modern and contemporary Physics subjects in high school is indispensable and it was already justified by several researchers. Among the subjects which must be taught, there is, for instance, Bohr’s Atomic Model. However, as it was noticed in literature review, many didactic materials do not deal with this model adequately, since that they do not take into account Bohr ideas, which involved Planck studies on black-body radiation, Einstein's theory on photoelectric effect, Rutherford experiences and his atomic model, and empiric results upon the spectrums of chemical elements emission. From that, it is extremely important teaching through approaches which potentialize the learning of the model proposed by Niels Bohr. On the other hand, teachers from high schools cannot have clearness about which approaches can be applied for teaching the mentioned model. Thus, it is presented some possibilities for teaching Bohr Atomics Model, with examples and justifications for the use of each one. Special treatment was attributed to the teaching of Science History and Philosophy, from the reading of scientific diffusion and original scientific texts, from analogies, from comic strips, and from computer simulations.