Utilização da caixa entomológica no ensino de Ciências em uma escola de São João do Piauí

Abstract

One of the difficulties encountered by Science teachers is planning the content to be taught, especially regarding the study of insects, either due to a lack of biological material or a shortage of laboratory facilities, which becomes an obstacle to the execution of classes. Given this, the objective of this study was to analyze the use of the entomological box as an instrument to facilitate learning in a class of Elementary School II of a municipal school in São João do Piauí - PI. The execution of this study consisted of a qualitative-quantitative and descriptive approach using two semi-structured questionnaires (preliminary and evaluative) as data collection, conducting an expository-dialogue class and using the entomological box. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, via simple percentages and absolute numbers. The results were satisfactory, because the students had prior knowledge about insects, demonstrated that they knew the importance of insects and that they are directly related to our survival. In addition, the use of the entomological box contributed to the construction of knowledge about the diversity and external morphology of insects. It is concluded that this methodological tool proved to be efficient for teaching Science as a dynamic and interactive resource, which allows students to better understand insects.