O Cerrado goiano e o fruto pequi: uma proposta de sequência didática para o ensino de Química.

Abstract

This work proposes a teaching methodology through Didactic Sequence (SD) in the Chemistry curricular component in order to bring to the reality of the classroom ideas that deal with the sustainability of the Cerrado based on the practical activity of extracting Pequi oil, providing ancestral knowledge from traditional Kalunga communities. At first, the material was prepared in an e-book format, which was called a Booklet containing activities that were later organized as part of an SD. In a second moment, during the SECITEC promoted remotely by the IFG-campus Itumbiara in 2021, the mini-course entitled “Good Practices for the artisanal extraction of native species of the Cerrado” was given, in which 37 education professionals participated. During the Education, Science and Technology Week, the material was presented as a teaching tool to educators from different teaching areas, which demonstrated that the theme can and deserves to be taught by various curricular components. Third, this SD was tested in the classroom at a state school in Goiás. The students were engaged in participating in the class and in presenting their ideas, which further supports the need for activities that stimulate students' critical thinking. The purpose of this project was from start to finish to encourage students to belong to the Cerrado and its fruits, transcending even knowing and respecting ancestral knowledge provided by traditional communities. In addition to. Understand and sensitize teachers and students about the importance of studying the socio-historical relationship between the people of Goiás and the Cerrado biome; Establish in activities a relationship of belonging between students and the Cerrado de Goiás biome; Carry out the pequi oil extraction process for school environments that have a chemistry laboratory and present ways of adapting the practice for those who do not, using the traditional knowledge of the Kalunga community; Contextualize and conceptualize the extraction of pequi oil with the discipline of Chemistry. With the justification of promoting the search for new knowledge and the sustainable use of Cerrado resources for the protection of the environment and life, from the biodiversity of the biota, analyzing the regional scenario of Goiás and the environmental damage currently caused in this area. Realizes the need to work on content related to the biome in the classroom and collaborate with the teaching and learning of students in the Chemistry curriculum and other sciences, who have the necessary knowledge to make students aware of the actions of people with fauna and nature flora, always focusing on sustainability, to strengthen the motivation for an affective connection with the environment, with nature, protecting its elements and promoting the importance of traditional culture. communities in Goiás such as Kalunga.