Ciências da natureza e suas tecnologias: o uso das metodologias ativas na construção de um minhocário e elaboração de uma sequência didática

Abstract

Learning difficulties in Natural Sciences constitute a challenging topic, where traditional and decontextualized pedagogical practices contribute greatly to the demotivation of students. The practical activities contribute in an attractive and significant way to the effectiveness of the teaching and learning process in Science, stimulating observation and curiosity, allowing a greater understanding of the contents and the improvement of scientific learning. Faced with all these problems, the question that this research intends to answer is: How can the construction of the Didactic Minhocário made through reuse materials help in facing the challenges listed above? The objective of this research is to investigate the learning acquired in Science Teaching using Active Methodologies, through the construction of the Didactic Minhocário. The analysis of curriculum documents such as the National Curriculum Guidelines for High School DCNs (2013), the National Common Curriculum Base BNCC (2018) to identify the regulations on the performance of teaching practice in the face of the research proposal, made it possible to develop a sequence teaching through the construction of a Didactic Minhocário. The Case Study as a research method investigated 33 high school students. The results showed that the use of the Didactic Minhocário in an experimental class, relating it to the contents of Chemistry, favored the learning of concepts related to Natural Sciences. Therefore, the practical activities developed, with the built material, proved to be efficient and dynamic, contributing to stimulate students and the school community to scientific knowledge. In addition to contributing to interdisciplinarity and the development of socio-environmental awareness promoted by this experience.