Resumo
This work describes a research involving the use of analogies related to scientific development and its use in the classroom in order to approximate the scientific concepts of students through their previous knowledge. Following the methodology involving the analysis of analogies proposed by Curtis and Reigeluthe (1984) and the TWA model (Teaching with Analogies) by Harrinson and Treagust (1993), the analogies were analyzed, focusing on Atomic Models and Periodicity, presented in five textbooks adjusted in the National Textbook Plan for the 2018 triennium.