Science fair: a Possibility for Education and Scientific Dissemination

• Autor(a) principal: Candito, Vanessa
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Mendonça Menezes, Karla, Braz Carlan Rodrigues, Carolina
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Tear: Revista de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ifrs.edu.br/index.php/tear/article/view/5408

Abstract: Science Fairs are proving to be an important strategy for valuing and stimulating scientific education in schools, as they have characteristics of pedagogical, interactive, educational, and cultural activities, with a high motivating potential for teaching and scientific practice in the school environment, in a way to prepare students for reflective practice, the construction of scientific knowledge, and the diffusion of scientific culture. This study analyzed the development of the II Science and Knowledge Fair: Sowing the Future, and its relevance as a purpose for science education in Basic Education. The fair took place in a public school, located in the municipality of Santa Maria-RS, and was an event open to the public, which was attended by students and teachers, in addition to the school community. Throughout the third academic quarter, teachers and students were involved in the planning, preparation of the work, and development of the study, which resulted in a total of 130 students involved and 40 papers presented in the form of oral communication based on thematic blocks. The event proved to be a means for scientific dissemination by allowing the socialization of scientific knowledge among students and the general public. Thus, this study points to the importance of promoting science fairs in schools, as a way of scientific understanding in students, building skills, and the importance of the fair as a space for scientific dissemination. Keywords: Basic Education. Science Fair. Scientific research. Scientific disclosure.