Um estudo sobre a interdisciplinaridade entre Física e Biologia por meio da microscopia ótica

Biology and Physics permeate daily life in ways that are often imperceptible and profound, making it possible to relate their content to students' daily experiences in the classroom. This research addresses interdisciplinarity in basic education, using a didactic sequence with the use of optical microscopy to create a learning environment in which students explore and apply the concepts studied. Lectures tend to make the content abstract and distant from the students' reality, while experimental activities make learning more active, allowing students to question, understand, and relate theory to practice. Interdisciplinarity emerges as a response to integrate knowledge and overcome the traditional barriers between disciplines. In the project, a didactic sequence between Biology and Physics was promoted through theoretical and practical classes for two groups of 2nd-year students of the Integrated Technical Education at a Federal Technical School. The optical microscope was used as a central tool, allowing students to explore concepts of geometric optics and orders of magnitude in four interdisciplinary classes, connecting theory and practice in a meaningful way. The students' perception of the activities developed was analyzed. The data obtained through the perception questionnaire showed that the vast majority of participants agree that interdisciplinary activities contributed to a better understanding of biological processes and physical phenomena and that the interdisciplinary approach facilitated the identification of physical phenomena in everyday life.