Design of low-cost physics laboratory experiences for natural sciences in elementary school

Abstract

The objective of this work was to design simple and practical experiences of the Physics Laboratory with low-cost materials, so that they can be carried out in the Natural Sciences curricular space, with students from fourth to seventh grade of primary school. For this purpose, a school in a neighborhood in the western zone of the City of La Rioja was chosen as a pilot. This school did not have a Natural Sciences laboratory, although it did have some instruments to make measurements. Within the framework of the proposal, experiences were carried out with the students together with the teachers in charge of the subject. The material prepared was donated to the school, as well as the work guides and all the material prepared so that it can be reused by students and teachers, it can also be modified and readapted to their realities. The laboratory practices were carried out so that they can be replicated in other primary schools. Challenges were presented in the creation of devices to complement the already existing elements, thus giving students and teachers an approach to equal opportunities with respect to other students of the same level that if they have complete and state-ofthe-art experimental laboratories, promoting thus the teaching of Physics and Natural Sciences