ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION OF THE GAME "HOT GRENADE" AS A TOOL FOR TEACHING CHEMISTRY

Abstract

The lack of motivation represents one of the main causes of students' lack of interest in teaching chemistry and to arouse their interest it is necessary to differentiate in class. A promising resource to achieve this goal is the use of playful activities. Playful activities are considered didactic tools that can motivate and make learning more pleasurable and meaningful. In this work, a previous investigation was carried out with students from a class of the 1st year of high school, about the use of play, as well as about the content to be worked on, and later the application of the game was analyzed. This tool was created based on the so-called "Hot Potato", where conceptual issues were worked on as a team following a different dynamic. It is possible to notice the development of personal knowledge, in this way the game enabled students to learn in a pleasurable way, in a context disconnected from the formal learning situation. With this, it can be affirmed through the speeches during the application and in the post-game questionnaire that its insertion in the school daily life is very important, as it becomes easier and more dynamic the teaching-learning process.