The usage of science laboratory as an alternative space to ecology teaching in a science-technology-society perspective

• Autor(a) principal: Kayser, Mirian
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Barbosa, Leila Cristina Aoyama
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Monografias Ambientais
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/remoa/article/view/8869
• topic: Science education; STS teaching approuch; Basic education; Ensino de Ciências; Abordagem CTS no ensino; Ensino fundamental.

What is expected of Teaching Science is that it is accomplished in a more attractive way that stimulates student interest in learning science. A means of promoting that interest is through the combination of different forms of education, such as Traditional and innovative methodologies. Among these innovative methodologies, one that stands out is the Science Education developed by perspective Science-Technology-Society (STS). This pedagogical model aims at discussing socio-scientific issues in education in order to contribute to civic education of students. The objective of this work was to demonstrate the possibility to execute practical activities, about ecology, in the basic education, in STS perspective. For that, this qualitative research, of case study type, had 44 students as target audience, of 6th year of basic education from municipal school to Florianópolis/SC, with execution, observation and assessment of two practical activities, in STS perspective, about ecology. Relative to practice 1 – “Logbook of fungal growth” – most students explained the fungi appearence in the bread due to anaerobiosis and umidity and identified the presence of three fungi types. Relative to practice 2 – “Observation of organic matter decomposition” – most students affirmed that organic matter decomposed by the fungi can be use like organic fertilizer. At the end of two practical activities, most students concluded that fungi are important to food and pharmaceutical industry and how organic matter decomposers, showing understanding the topic studied further than a scientific content; linking it with the tecnology and life in society, these objectives of STS perspective.