Ensino de botânica: estratégias de ensino por investigação para uma aprendizagem significativa

Abstract

High school students often face challenges when trying to understand botanical concepts due to the traditional approach, which is based on passive exposition and memorization of isolated facts. However, it is clear that the inquiry teaching approach, which actively involves experiments, observations and discussions, is an effective way of promoting more meaningful learning. By adopting inquiry teaching, students become active participants in the construction of knowledge, stimulating their curiosity, encouraging the formulation of questions and hypotheses, and developing critical thinking skills to solve real problems related to botany. This approach not only makes botany more accessible, but also establishes solid connections between academic content and students' practical experience. The project "Teaching botany: inquiry-based teaching strategies for meaningful learning" plays a key role in this context. As well as promoting an understanding and appreciation of botany, one of the project's main objectives is to clarify the misconceptions that many students may have about botany, to arouse interest in building knowledge and critical thinking using experimental activities and to produce a guide to experimental activities for teaching botany.