The main objective of this research is to analyze how the use of modeling and games can
contribute to the learning of the photoelectric effect in high school in everyday situations. It
brings as a scientific contribution a proposal of a Potentially Significant Teaching Unit that
aims to make physics classes more dynamic and attractive to students. The research is based on
David Ausubel’s significant learning, since for its effective development steps were fulfilled
that involve the use of students’ previous knowledge to consolidate scientific knowledge and
potentially significant didactic material. The didactic sequence was developed over four classes,
in which the content was worked with the realization of simulations using the PhET platform,
the exhibition of a video about EFE, and the use of educational games. Data collection was
carried out in two moments, in the first and last classes, with the application of evaluative game,
and the data treatment was carried out through the comparative analysis of the initial and final
results obtained. This analysis revealed that there was an increase in the students’ performance
after applying the didactic sequence, which can be interpreted as an effectiveness or result of
significant learning. In addition, approximately 90% of students approved the methodology
used. In this way, it is argued that the applied PSTU is effective to teach the Photoelectric Effect
and its applications in the new high school, and as such, it is expected to contribute to improve
the teaching-learning process of Physics.
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