Application of mobile devices and remote experiments for physics teaching in elementary education

Abstract

In this paper we demonstrate the use of remote experiments through smartphones in basic education classes in physics disciplines. The didactic experiments integration provided students with a new way to interact with the physics discipline using a simple and easy access through their own smartphones. This feature is well suited to the concept of remote experimentation, which precisely seeks to provide access to real experiments by alternative means, wit users being able to access anywhere and at anytime. The RExMobile application was developed in HTML5, CSS3 and jQuery Mobile and enabled the realization of educational activities with the experiments, supporting different mobile devices operating systems, such as Android, iOS, Windows Phone and Symbian. This application was awarded the Mobile Campus course prize, sponsored by the Institute in 2012, achieving a second place as the most innovative among the more than 1,300 ideas from all over Brazil.