USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN CHEMISTRY TEACHING THROUGH EDUCATION RESEARCH WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Chemistry, PHET simulator, Teaching Technologies
Historically, teachingchemistryhasbeen a challenge for studentsandteachers. However, in the digital age, resourcessuch as apps havebeendevelopedthatcanbeusedtoenrichthe curriculum tostimulateunderstandingofthecontent. In addition, withtheincreased use of digital technologiesafterthepandemicofthe new coronavirus (COVID-19), manyteachershavehadtoreinventthemselvesbyadapting face-to-face teachingto online systems.Digitaltechnologies in theteachingofchemistrycanbringpossibilities for improvements in learning, since some institutions do nothave a chemistrylaboratory, the use ofthese Digital Learning Objects (DLOs) wouldbeanalternative. Sincechemistryis a visual and experimental science, willthe use of digital technologiesthroughinquiry-basedteachingcontributetotheteachingandlearningprocesswhen it comes toteachingthecontentofchemicalequilibrium? The objectiveofthisworkistounderstandthecontributionsof digital technologiestotheteachingof Chemical Equilibriumusingthemethodologyofinquiryteaching. The methodologyisqualitative, wheretheresearcherhimself observes theactionsandcontexts, usinghispersonalexperiencetoperforminterpretation. The contextof data productionwillfocusonthe "StateSchool Deputado João Evaristo Curvo" located in themunicipalityof Jauru-MT, a schoolof Final Years and High School. The researchsubjectswerethestudentsofthe 2nd yearof high school, morning shift, about 20 studentsparticipated in theresearch, where I am a teacherofChemistry. The instrument for data collectionwasthequestionnaire, theconversationcircleand notes onthe use of digital technologies in theteachingofchemistryduringtheactivities, basedontheactivitiesusingDLO. The inductivemethodwasusedtoanalyzethese data, whichis a formofreasoningthat starts fromobservation. A lessonplanwasdeveloped, withthetheme "Chemical equilibrium in aqueous systems" withthecontents "Ionicequilibriumofwaterandionicproductofwater" and "Determinationof pH andpOH". Tofacilitate communication, a groupwascreatedonWhatsapp, withouttheintentionofproducing data. It took 20 hours tocarry out theseactivitiesproposed, andmostofthemwerecarried out synchronouslyandonlyoneasynchronously, a didacticsequencewaselaborated. The resultsanddiscussionsshowedthat digital technologies, the use ofDLO, duringchemistry classes, throughTeachingbyInvestigationbrings a greatcontribution, accordingtotheperceptionofthestudents, facilitateslearning, bringsthepossibilityofusing a laboratory, evenif online, whenthereis no laboratory, improves theunderstandingofthecontentsofchemistry, andawakensinterest. Oneofthe negative points istheschool'sstructure, such as a slowcomputer, slow internet, orevenanapplicationthatdidnot show accuracy in its results. It isconcludedthenthatthe use of digital technologies in theteachingofchemistrycanbring a big difference in thelivesofstudents, but for this it requires goodplanningbytheteacher, andgoodmediationbytheteacherduringtheexecutionofthework.