O show da Luna como mediador de aprendizagens significativas de ciências naturais na educação infantil

Abstract

Early childhood education provides children with effective learning results throughout their lives, but what often happens is that science teaching ends up being little encouraged at this stage. This study, based on Piaget's development theory, aims to analyze the impact of a cartoon on science learning in early childhood education. The research was developed in a municipal school in Vacaria, RS, with a pre-I class, where seven episodes of O Show da Luna were presented, each one involving a scientific theme, which were chosen taking into account the themes are easier to assimilate for children in the early childhood education age group. Five episodes from the first season and two episodes from the second were used, with themes that encourage thinking about the real and the imaginary, elements that are present in children's daily lives. The data were collected through the researcher's songbook, a questionnaire with questions also prepared by the researcher, which contained four open questions and two closed questions and which was sent to the parents, in addition to the audios obtained during the didactic sequence. Analysis of the results revealed that the episodes of the cartoon O Show da Luna and related activities stimulated children's curiosity and interest in various scientific topics, such as shadows, rain, density of objects, transition from day to night, reflection and refraction of light, rainbows, snow as a meteorological phenomenon and the mixing of primary colors to create secondary colors. This study emphasizes the importance of teaching Science in Early Childhood Education, highlighting that animated cartoons with scientific themes can be valuable tools for educators. This has resulted in the creation of two Educational Products: one for preschool teachers (Pre-K I and II) and another for parents of young children. These initiatives aim to strengthen the promotion of scientific knowledge from early childhood, emphasizing collaboration between educators and parents. The active promotion of Science education in Early Childhood, with innovative approaches such as educational cartoons, is crucial to nurture children's interest from an early age, preparing them for a future of learning and Discovery. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]