Mario H. Ramírez Díaz1, Luís Antonio García Trujillo2, David Alejandro Chavez Campos2
(1. Centre of Research in Applied Science and Technology progresses, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico;
2. Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Coahuila, Mexico)

 

 

Abstract: In Latin America, especially in Mexico since the '70s, the kids have fun with the characters created by Chespirito. An anti-hero like “Chapulin Colorado” or the adventures of a little boy “El Chavo del 8” provides fun for several generations. On the other hand, it is common in the last years to use superheroes or action movie characters to try to teach science, however these kind of personages have no relationship with the Latin America region. In this work we want to show the use of Chespirito’s characters to present some themes of physics, for example waves and sound with the “Chicharraparalizadora” of Chapulin Colorado or equilibrium with the plays of Chavo del 8. The objective is showing to the kids some phenomena in a friendly form like a first step to introduce them to the formal physics themes.

 

 

Key words: physics of super heroes, physics education, educational aids