O ensino de botânica por investigação nas séries finais do ensino fundamental: a condução de água nas plantas

Abstract

It is very common in the study of botany for students to come across several difficult terms, schemes or processes belonging to this area. With this, and also with the use of only traditional teaching, students end up developing a repulsion towards this type of study. However, when using a different methodology such as investigative teaching, these problems end up disappearing naturally. Therefore, in this article we present research carried out with students from two 8th grade classes using inquiry-based teaching to teach the content of water conduction in plants. The research used pre- and post-questionnaires for evaluation, experiment, writing and drawings by students in order to systematize knowledge, always following the main stages of teaching through investigation. Part of the results was already expected, as this methodology is indeed enriching for the construction of students' knowledge, however the research showed other points that must be taken into consideration in this type of activities.