Marco dos Corais: uma proposição de espaço não formal de ensino de Zoologia em Maceió, Alagoas

Abstract

The nature of Biology is singular by it self and presents a distinct culture compering to the others hard sciences. For that matter, the practice of a Biology teacher differs between the teaching logic from whichever scholar subjects ou university level studies, specially invertebrates zoology, requiring a diversity of teaching strategies, filling professional formations gaps and facilitating the construction of students' knowledge through expository, practical and field classes. The objective of this research was to identify the potential of Marco dos Corais, Maceió, Alagoas, for teaching invertebrate zoology. The research methodology consisted of a bibliographical survey and field campaigns using a transect method in the Ponta Verde Coral Recife, photographic records of the reef fauna and facilities at the tourist spot, as well as marking the observation points using Google Earth, to elaborate a using guide. It was possible to record the following taxa Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Mollusca, Annelida, Arthropoda and Echinodermata, represented in 37 species distributed across the analyzed spots on the Ponta Verde Reef. The infrastructure of Marco dos Corais also demonstrated suitability for teaching activities, presenting characteristics assessed as sufficient for recognition as a non- formal teaching environment. For students and teachers, it represents a structured environment, which can be improved and used with greater autonomy through the use guide with field class itinerary for Marco dos Corais and Recife de Coral da Ponta Verde, which allows use by tourists and teachers from Alagoas and other states in the country. The recognition of this place as a non-formal teaching environment is directly linked to the diversification and contextualization between daily life and school for a coastal city like Maceió.