Tinkercad as a digital enhancing tool for learning about the phases of water treatment

Abstract

The study of water, as well as its phases, cycle and treatment, is of paramount importance for the education of students in science education. Given this, the present work arose from the need to assemble a model, to facilitate the understanding of students about water treatment and its phases in an E.T.A (Water Treatment Plant). Due to the moment of pandemic experienced, also in Brazil, resulting from the Covid-19 virus, the project was elaborated and applied in a virtual way with students of 03 classes of the 6th year of elementary school. In this, the theme about water was developed in 6 consecutive classes, within the curricular component of science, following the steps: i) Discussion of water scarcity in the world; ii) production of a drawing in the shape of a hand, on how to save water; iii) video to differentiate the Water and Treatment Plant (ETA) and Sewage Treatment Plant (ETE), iv) guidelines for individual work and use of Tinkercad Software, v) production of virtual models; vi) presentation of the work performed. Through the activities carried out, the students used for the first time the Tinkercad technological tool, commonly used by designers and/or architects, to represent the treatment phases of an ETA (Water Treatment Plant) and obtained very satisfactory results, facilitating the learning about the water theme in science teaching.