Bringing the WPA@ELAB Pendulum Network Closer to Secondary Education

Remote experiments are an opportunity to improve the quality of science education by allowing more people to access high-precision laboratories. This document presents the preliminary results of the design and use of a pedagogical material that allows basic and secondary educational institutions to approach the WPA@ELAB pendulum network. The pedagogical material was designed at the Universidad de Los Andes through a collaborative team between professors and undergraduate students. The first implementation was carried out with 10th grade students from the Carlos Abondano González Departmental Educational Institution. Through a comprehensive qualitative approach, both the teacher and the students were inquired about the learning achieved, as well as the possibilities of improving the pedagogical material. The results show that the material is well received by the students, generates motivation and learning about the SHM related to the movement of the pendulum. Among the suggestions they highlight greater precision in the description of the materials required for the experiment.