Morfologia vegetal: oficina pedagógica aplicada ao ensino fundamental

Abstract

Traditionally the teaching of botany (kingdom Plantae) is taught in a superficial way, little explored by teachers, and, in general, with the use of texts and studies directed from textbooks, without contextualization, participation and interaction of students, making classes “demand” for learning. The teaching of botany was passed on to students in a traditional way, and nowadays, students are faced with difficulties in basic education. The problem may be the lack of use of diversified methodologies for the teaching-learning process. This study aims to use a pedagogical workshop (plant morphology) as a teaching strategy, enabling the exchange of information between teacher and student, and thus, making learning effective. The production of research data was carried out in the months of September and October 2019, involving 7th grade students as the research subjects. The research was conducted at a school in the state of Teresina, located in an urban area in the north, Piauí. Initially, it was carried out by means of a micro-classroom, then a pedagogical workshop was conducted using the leaves and flowers organs (angiosperms), and at the end of the workshop, a conceptual map and representations were made by means of schematic drawings of the botanical material studied by the students. . During the performance of the activities, some students showed disinterest and difficulties in being involved in the workshop, explained, in part, by the lack of use of this tool frequently or even absent in the school routine. In making the conceptual map of the students, they demonstrated difficulties in its preparation, as it was the first one elaborated by them. The use of the workshop strategy for teaching and learning was relevant, since the practical activities used were defined. The workshop enabled students to escape from content and memorization mechanisms, arousing their interest in the activity and understanding of the content studied.