Divulgação de conteúdos de Botânica no Instagram como ferramenta facilitadora da aprendizagem no ensino médio

Abstract

Currently, Biology content, in addition to being present in high school textbooks, has stood out with approaches and details of concepts on social media profiles, such as Instagram. This research presents as a problem question: can educational Instagram profiles with posts of Botany content facilitate the learning of Biology in high school? The general objective is to investigate Instagram profiles as a facilitator of the learning process in high school. To this end, we investigated how Botany content occurs on Instagram to facilitate learning in high school, based on the dissemination of information on the internet that allows users, especially young students, to build knowledge, using these tools as a source educational support. The research carried out was qualitative in nature, which was characterized as descriptive and bibliographic. The organized and interpreted data, in the end, resulted in the creation of a digital booklet entitled “Instagram as a facilitator of Botany teaching”. To improve botany teaching on Instagram pages, it is necessary to diversify the content, include more advanced information and provide reliable references. Furthermore, encouraging interaction with the community of followers, answering questions and promoting discussions and reflections on topics, can enrich the learning experience. We conclude, then, that Botany profiles published on Instagram can become more complete and reliable sources of botanical knowledge, being accessible to all students.