Ciência e a poesia de Augusto dos Anjos: uma proposta interdisciplinar para o ensino de introdução à química orgânica

Abstract

The present work aims to investigate the importance of the use of Augusto dos Anjos' poems as a didactic resource for Chemistry classes with an interdisciplinary character. For that, a didactic sequence was elaborated that involved the use of poems of Augu sto dos Anjos as didactic resource for the teaching of the content of introduction to Organic Chemistry. In one of the stages of the elaborated sequence, the use of the scenic arts was evaluated as a potentiating element for student learning. For the execution of the proposed methodology, four classes were taught in a 3rd year high school class, composed of 32 students from a state school located in the city of Santa Rita - PB. Initially, a survey of the students' previous conceptions was carried out using a questionnaire as a data collection instrument. Subsequently, a dialogic lecture was given on the introduction of Organic Chemistry, discussing some historical aspects such as Theory of Vitalism, synthesis of urea and presenting some applications of organ ic compounds in students' daily life. The students were then presented with the poems of Augusto dos Anjos and were able to analyze expressions present in the scientific texts related to Organic Chemistry, besides knowing a little about the history of the poet from Paraíba. A monologue was presented in the classroom and, finally, the proposal was evaluated by the students through completion of the final questionnaire. It can be concluded that the majority of the students considered good / excellent the proposal of the use of the poems of Augusto dos Anjos as didactic resource for classes of Chemistry.