Particle Modelling: an educational perspective

Abstract

The high school curriculum in Mexico integrates the contents of particle physics for the training of students in physical-mathematical sciences. However, there are not enough laboratory inputs for experimentation, in this inquiry the ADDIE model is used for the implementation of didactic strategies of the model: mental and conceptual through the modeling of a fog chamber and the use of technology with a Minipix particle detector that works with a semiconductor sensor and reading electronics for data processing. The objective of the study focuses on the design of the ADDIE model for students to understand and interpret the scientific procedure of the phenomenon with the visualization of subatomic particles. The work considered a convenience sample of 60 students with a qualitative approach based on the analysis of the arguments established by the students during the development of the classes. The design of the didactic strategy demonstrates that the use of mental, conceptual and experimental models are incentives for the development of scientific thinking and the understanding of abstract concepts.