MANIPULATEABLE TEACHING MATERIALS: BUILDING A PENTAGONAL PRISM USING LOW-COST RESOURCES

Abstract

This article aims to analyze and identify the skills that can bring contributions to students and teachers for teaching and learning basic concepts of spatial geometry contextualizing the elements of a pentagonal prism using low-cost manipulative didactic materials. Therefore, the authors Santos and Costa (2020) are used as a theoretical framework; Sousa, Silva and Silva (2020); Fonseca and Gualandi (2020); Girotto (2015); Days (2012); Lorenzato (2006); among others that promote the importance of teaching materials for the teaching of geometry. To carry out the project, an activity was developed that enabled students to build a geometric solid (pentagonal prism). This project was applied to thirty 6th grade students in an elementary school in the city of Breves-Pa. The results showed that the use of low cost materials in the construction of a pentagonal prism contributes to the exposition of ideas and conjectures about the prism and its nomenclatures. The use of low-cost materials, in addition to contributing to the learning process, also contributes to the teaching process, as the materials become more accessible for planning an enriching class.