O uso de poemas como uma ferramenta para a alfabetização científica

Abstract

The teaching of chemistry plays a crucial role in the formation of critical and active citizens in society. Through the knowledge acquired through chemistry, one can better see and understand the world and how it works, and stimulate reflective thinking. But what teaching has currently offered is a very abstract and weak vision of chemistry, where what is learned in school is reduced to memorizing and repeating what is heard. In this sense, aiming at a strategy for a more realistic understanding that provides students with a better comprehension and vision of chemistry, an interdisciplinary approach between Chemistry and Literature was considered, stimulating debate and imagination. The methodology used involved a bibliographic survey about interdisciplinarity, the importance of reading, and the role of scientific literacy. Then, an analysis was made of 5 literary works, with poems, by two Brazilian authors: João Cabral de Melo Neto and Carlos Drummond de Andrade, such as Morte e Vida Severina and Alguma Poesia. Through the reading of these poems, we sought to investigate possible analogies between the subjects chosen in Chemistry, through key words used by the author in the production of his poems. It was then proposed a didactic sequence with introductory themes for application in the first year of high school aiming to increase interest in the classes and seeking meaningful learning of scientific knowledge based on the knowledge already acquired by students.