O aquário como estratégia de ensino para a ocorrência da aprendizagem significativa na escola

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the aquarium practice of contributions to the occurrence of meaningful learning in school. Also seeks to assess initial knowledge and end the teachers and students about aquatic ecosystems, training teachers of basic education network for the development of an interdisciplinary approach through the use of an aquarium as a teaching strategy, check the capability of aquarium, as a teaching model for understanding the operation of a natural aquatic ecosystem and the organization of a pedagogical support guide for the study of an artificial aquatic ecosystem to contribute to the occurrence of meaningful learning in school. The research developed in this work is of applied nature; Qualitative on the approach; descriptive of the aims, and participating on the procedures. The analysis and data collection have been through initial diagnostic evaluations and final applied to teachers and students of the 9th year of the partner school, in 2014, through the actions in school to maintain the aquarium and the exhibition of works submitted for the community where the knowledge built were shared. The main results of this work indicated that the aquarium activity can be considered as an educational strategy for the occurrence of meaningful learning in school, because from the previous knowledge of students, new information were added to the cognitive structure of the same and thus new ideas and knowledge are built. It was found through diagnostic assessments that there was a better understanding of the importance of caring for aquatic ecosystems and the environment, fostering reflection on the responsibility of each front natural resources, preserving them for future generations. As the final product of this research was organized a “Guide to Educational Support for the Study of Aquatic Ecosystem Artificial", which will serve as subsidy for basic education teachers, guiding for the assembly and maintenance of an aquarium at school as well as for use this as a strategy for the occurrence of significant learning on the theme water.