Modelagem do comprimento de Pycnonemosaurus nevesi a partir da tíbia : uma proposta para ensinar matemática

Abstract

The present research involves the teaching and learning of matrices using a problem taken from Paleontology. The main objective is to analyze the potentialities of using knowledge from Paleontology in the development of an activity for the teaching of Mathematics Education activity. This is qualitative research, with a theoretical and methodological framework based on the Mathematical Modeling teaching methodology. For data production, an activity was constructed and applied that uses the curricular content of 'matrices' in the context of Paleontology, where the main goal is to find the length of a dinosaur from its fossilized tibia. The dinosaur selected for the study is Pycnonemosaurus nevesi, whose fossil was discovered in the municipality of Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso state. Additionally, studies on the calculation of the length of dinosaurs were used as a basis for the development of the activity, which was applied to students in a regular 2nd-year High School class at the Ênio Pipino State School in the municipality of Sinop-MT. The evaluation of this activity and its application in the school context is systematized in this dissertation and the accompanying Educational Product. The Educational Product is divided into two parts, the first presenting the fossils and locations where they were found in the state of Mato Grosso, and the second part featuring the proposed activity titled "How Pycnonemosaurus nevesi Became the New King." The results suggest several potentialities in carrying out this activity, including its motivating potential, the use of digital technologies as facilitators of the teaching and learning process, and the discussions that can be generated about the preservation and dissemination of scientific and cultural knowledge, especially in the school and regional social context.