Desafios na implantação de uma horta fitoterápica para o ensino de ciências: relato de experiência

Abstract

The school herbal garden can be a very interesting educational resource for teaching students in science classes. In addition to transmitting theoretical knowledge about the importance of plants in natural medicine, the garden also provides practical learning opportunities. This article is an experience report about the challenges in implementing a herbal garden in a public school in the city of Campo Maior. The choice of the garden was made as a strategy to work on scientific and popular knowledge, favoring student participation and promoting interdisciplinary teaching. However, there were many challenges and obstacles at the beginning of the work, which required research and finding solutions. The article shows how the planning activity turned into an investigative action on the part of the project graduates and coordinators. This experience makes us reflect that we do not always obtain positive results in projects under development, but it leads us to better understand the importance of taking care of the environment and knowing the benefits of medicinal plants.Thus, the implementation of vegetable gardens is an active teaching methodology that can be used at different levels of education and with different objectives. It is expected that the space will be used as a living laboratory to promote the teaching and learning process, also providing environmental awareness and contributing to changing the habits of the entire school community.