A importância da botânica no ensino fundamental: uma relação entre a teoria e a prática

Abstract

Learning is a skill that humans develop in a cognitive and rational way. Plants like the most diverse morphologies and physiologies, besides living in several environments, thus, these characteristics form complex and rich themes for the teaching of Botany. However, although botany is a topic that can be worked on, resulting in a multidisciplinarity, due to being closely linked to the students' daily lives, many teachers complain about their lack of interest. In this sense, getting involved in Science Teaching allows the opportunity to recognize and predict the transformations that occur in nature, being the Botany, a tool with great importance in the contribution to understanding the language of the same, which is manifested subsequently in people's daily lives . Therefore, the present research had as main objective to analyze the study of Botany through the conceptions of the students, besides considering alternative pedagogical practices for the teaching of the same.The work was carried out at the State Center for Experimental Teaching and Learning Sesquicentenário (CEEEA Sesquicentenario), linked to the Public Teaching Network of the City of João Pessoa, where a qualitative and quantitative approach was used, as well as using the theoretical and methodological assumptions foundations of Documentary / Bibliographic and Descriptive research, as well as the technique of rediscovery and participant research, which consists in the real participation of knowledge in the life of the community. The results were obtained through the application of evaluative questionnaires as well as through the qualitative observation of pedagogical experiences, such as explanatory explanation of the topic addressed, play games and poster making as well as extraclass activity in the school environment itself and the dissection of parts of a flower. Although the students showed an interest in the botanical contents, it was evident that they had difficulties in conceptualizing them, using a purely anthropocentric view, as well as conceptualizing the use of plants, assigning much of their functions to the benefit of the human being.