La física detrás del campo: una propuesta para desarrollar didácticas experimentales en un contexto rural

Abstract

Rural education presents both challenges and experiences for teaching physics. Within this context, the “Tutoring Program for Learning and Comprehensive Education (PTA/FI 3.0)” provided the opportunity to develop a thesis project in a rural community. The internship was carried out in the department of Boyacá, in the municipality of Siachoque, at the “Ignacio Gil Sanabria Educational Institution,” focusing on both primary and secondary school levels, with the objective of validating and fostering an approach to physics knowledge. This was achieved through the implementation of different homemade experiments that give meaning to students’ learning, not only in the field of physics but also in aspects of daily life typical of rural settings. The methodology begins with the recognition of the rural context, the local community, and the educational community, allowing for the development of various sessions based on homemade experiments. These sessions aimed to facilitate the understanding of physical phenomena, as well as to provide pedagogical tools that can be replicated by teachers, integrating the principles of comprehensive education (CRESE) and promoting life skills, coexistence, and care for the environment. The development of these activities enables students to describe their environment and the phenomena that occur within it, reflect on the care of the natural environment and the relationship their communities have with it, and also shows a significant contribution to student motivation. At the end of this experience, there was a greater interest in science among students, as well as increased motivation to learn about their rural environment and to continue their studies.