Grafos: uma experiência no ensino fundamental

Abstract

The work focus aims to describe, through a case study, an experiment with Graphs in Elementary Education of the College Fernando Coast particular school system, located in Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro. Over 8 lessons of 50 minutes each, were introduced basics of Graphs. Two similar tests were applied: one before school, in order to verify how students solve issues using the techniques of its traditional menu and then another, using what they learned about graphs. The questions involve simple topics related to the daily lives of students. A questionnaire was administered at the end in order to check whether the way in which the theme was worked aroused motivation and greater interest in the study of mathematics. By analyzing the results, there was satisfactory progress toward learning the concepts worked compared to the traditional method, the group of students participating research meeting the objectives expected from the research