Química orgânica e a automedicação: proposta de uma sequência didática utilizando um estudo de caso

Abstract

Turning a subject addressed in the classroom into meaningful knowledge is a task that requires effort and dedication on the part of the education professional. This is only possible through a constant adaptation to new teaching-learning methodologies, such as contextualization, the use of interdisciplinarity, didactic sequences and case studies, in a way that makes learning very attractive, motivating students to absorb the content effectively. The work presented here proposed using a didactic sequence and an unprecedented case study to work on organic functions in the classroom. The case entitled “Spread awareness, stop resistance” has as a socio-scientific approach the impacts of selfmedication without a medical prescription and its consequences on human health. This didactic strategy was developed from narratives with problem situations experienced by society. The didactic sequence and the case study were applied in an Integral Technical Citizen School (ECIT) in the city of João Pessoa in the three classes of the 3rd year of Technical High School in the Hospitality courses (10 students), Events (25 students) and Informatics (28 students). The activities took place in three meetings from November 23 to 29, 2022, with the participation of 34 students out of a total of 63 students. Initially, the theme was contextualized through current news on self-medication. In the second meeting, an animated video about superbugs was shown and then a data collection questionnaire was applied. In the third meeting, the case to be solved by the students was applied. As a result, the didactic sequence was applied and the questionnaire on selfmedication was discussed. Throughout the meetings there was student participation and positive comments about the proposed theme, demonstrating that the strategy is interesting to be applied in the classroom.