Projeto de pesquisa em feira de ciências escolar como estratégia para alfabetização científica e tecnológica

Abstract

This work consists of the application of a didactic sequence in which students developed a research project presented at the Science Fair, in order to find out whether this method contributes to the development of Scientific and Technological Literacy (STL). The qualitative research was carried out in a public school, with an eighth grade class, involving a total of 18 students, in the city of Caxias do Sul in Rio Grande do Sul. The didactic sequence was based on Paulo Freire's pedagogy and the learning objectives were determined according to the STL indicators according to Sasseron and Anna Maria Pessoa de Carvalho. The students were divided into groups of up to three and were accompanied weekly for two fifty-minute class periods. Every week the students wrote in their field diaries to monitor the development of the research project, and at the end they produced a display to present at the Science Fair. The results are based on the delivery of the field diaries, the display and the recorded presentation on the day of the Science Fair. It can be seen that the students have limited knowledge about research projects, since most of them had already developed a project before. They showed initial difficulties in solving problems, taking into account the explanation of solutions based on dialog with the group. Substantial progress was achieved in the development of the research project throughout the implementation of the didactic sequence, as evidenced by the active engagement of the groups and the quality of the final presentation. The results of this study highlight the importance and necessity of developing research projects in schools, as it sparked students' interest and led to greater engagement in the construction of the research project and in the pursuit of problem-solving. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]