Educação em ciências em espaços não formais de ensino: um estudo de caso no contexto do vale do Mamanguape

Abstract

The acquisition of knowledge can occur in different places of human existence, from the contexts of our daily lives to the systematized and complex relationships developed within and from the school floor. The school, therefore, represents the formal teaching space that enables formal education, however, it is not the only one, since there are other important spaces, such as non-formal teaching spaces, which can help teachers in this process of promotion of knowledge acquisition. It is in this context that our work sought to investigate the possibilities of promoting Scientific Literacy in the non-formal teaching space located in the Environmental Protection Area of Barra do Rio Mamanguape/PB. In this way, we applied questionnaires with teachers from Early Years schools in Vale Mamanguape and with employees of the aforementioned APA, to identify aspects related to their understanding of non-formal teaching spaces, possibilities of spaces around us and the importance of classes in spaces like these for Scientific Literacy. For this, in addition to the questionnaires, it was necessary to visit APA to closely observe the reality of this non-formal teaching space, and together with all the information acquired in this research, we built a pedagogical itinerary with guidelines on how to organize a visit to the center. APA visitors. Thus, based on the results collected, we highlight that the APA Barra do Rio Mamanguape has an area of mangroves, dunes, Atlantic forest, reefs, in addition to a Visitor Center, a space where lectures on environmental preservation and conservation take place. Furthermore, we understand that the theme of our work must be an important subject to be addressed in the training of the pedagogue, as this perspective from teachers must come from the base, from training, as this is where the ( a) teacher will have more adequate preparation and consequently, arouse interest in classes in non-formal teaching spaces.