Development of the “chemistry bank” game

a didactic intervention by the UFES/CEUNES chemistry undergratuate PIBID program

Abstract

: Didactic games are an important tool in teaching chemistry, as they motivate students, improve their problem-solving skills and promote the acquisition of chemical concepts. In this context, the aim of this study was to create “Monopoly® game” and apply a game called "Banco da Química", based on the game Banco Imobiliário®, with the aim of helping students understand the contents of Atomic Models, Simple and Compound Substances, Homogeneous Mixtures and Heterogeneous Mixtures, previously covered during chemistry lessons. The game was designed and made by chemistry undergraduate students from Ufes/Ceunes, linked to the Institutional Program for Teaching Initiation Scholarships (Pibid), and was applied in the first quarter of 2023 to 30 first-year high school students from a state public school in the municipality of São Mateus/ES. During the application of the game, some questions were asked and many students said that the game helped them understand the content they had seen during the quarter. Thus, "Banco da Química" worked as supplementary material to the content already studied by the students and as support material for the chemistry teacher. The activity encouraged communication, negotiation, and teamwork, providing a cooperative learning environment in which students learned to share knowledge, discuss strategies, and solve problems together.