Uma proposta pedagógica para o ensino de Ciências da Natureza a partir da construção de um aquário sustentável

Abstract

This research aims to teach science in elementary school grades, based on the perception of the student's daily life and integrating their experiences with the physical-chemical and biochemical contents provided for by the BNCC 2018 (National Common Curriculum Base). The approach to knowledge of chemistry, physics and biology intertwined with the science discipline is a way to introduce the student to the basic concepts of phenomena that govern life on our planet as it is, but these concepts are not always developed in a way significant in students, this project aims to make sense of the contents covered in the classroom, in order to make the participants observe the importance of research in the early grades of elementary school. The project has a line of investigation and active participation of students, bringing only the researcher as a mediating agent in the teaching and learning process, thus seeking to immerse the participant in the research and forcing him to build knowledge only under the researcher's guidance. Using recyclable materials, students were instructed to set up a functional freshwater aquarium, respecting the essential needs for the development of aquatic life, from this activity the participants had the opportunity to know, explore and correlate environmental scientific knowledge, giving importance to reactions vital chemistry for an aquatic life. With the completion of the project, students had the opportunity to relate their learning with their personal life, enabling them to change habits that harm nature as well as their social environment.