Valuing science and the teaching of Physics through theatrical communication

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Main Authors: Junior, Ederaldo Bueno de Macedo, Filho, Edemar Benedetti, de Souza, James Alves
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Published: 2025
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author Junior, Ederaldo Bueno de Macedo
Filho, Edemar Benedetti
de Souza, James Alves
author_facet Junior, Ederaldo Bueno de Macedo
Filho, Edemar Benedetti
de Souza, James Alves
contents Scientific communication inside and outside the classroom is the main means for providing an adequate understanding of how science and technological innovation relate to society. In order to achieve this goal, it is important to explore new didactic instruments for teaching science in general. The intersection between science and arts has contributed to make science accessible, relevant and interesting to diverse audiences with the potential to provide scientific content, significant artistic and entertainment values. Here, we use theatrical communication to value science and the teaching of Physics through an original script of a play in which concepts and phenomena related to astronomy are addressed. Using an artistic and casual language, we adapt the proposed scientific concepts to the contextual and instrumental nature of theater to demonstrate its educational value and its potential to transform science into entertainment. Our proposal allowed students being engaged in a highly motivating and collaborative environment, providing them the opportunity to recognize, analyze and imagine explanations and performances to communicate science to the general public in a creative and alternative way.
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spellingShingle Valuing science and the teaching of Physics through theatrical communication
Junior, Ederaldo Bueno de Macedo
Filho, Edemar Benedetti
de Souza, James Alves
Physics Education
Physics and Society
Scientific communication inside and outside the classroom is the main means for providing an adequate understanding of how science and technological innovation relate to society. In order to achieve this goal, it is important to explore new didactic instruments for teaching science in general. The intersection between science and arts has contributed to make science accessible, relevant and interesting to diverse audiences with the potential to provide scientific content, significant artistic and entertainment values. Here, we use theatrical communication to value science and the teaching of Physics through an original script of a play in which concepts and phenomena related to astronomy are addressed. Using an artistic and casual language, we adapt the proposed scientific concepts to the contextual and instrumental nature of theater to demonstrate its educational value and its potential to transform science into entertainment. Our proposal allowed students being engaged in a highly motivating and collaborative environment, providing them the opportunity to recognize, analyze and imagine explanations and performances to communicate science to the general public in a creative and alternative way.
title Valuing science and the teaching of Physics through theatrical communication
topic Physics Education
Physics and Society
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.13325