"Onde está o ar?" sequência de ensino investigativo para a promoção da alfabetização científica de alunos do 3º ano do ensino fundamental

Abstract

The present study is classified as a qualitative case study research. In this research, we seek to identify the contributions of an Investigative Teaching Sequence (SEI), containing an experimental activity on air, to promote Scientific Literacy (AC). Our actions were directed to the application of an SEI, entitled “Where is the air?”, In a class of students of the 3rd year of Elementary School of a Municipal School of Jataí - Goiás. The activity was elaborated based on the curricular guidelines of the Secretariat. Jataí Municipal Council and according to the adopted theoretical framework. During the development of this teaching sequence, we seek to favor: the development of skills and abilities that bring students closer to CA; the approach to scientific experimentation; fostering curiosity and an investigative spirit; the possibility of proving the existence of air and its capacity to occupy space; and the encouragement of reading and writing. The activity was developed in two school days, in which we were able, through filming, to collect data regarding the speeches and written reports produced by the students. For the analysis of the results, we follow two approaches: exploration of the speech produced by the students during the development of the first stages of the sequence; and analysis of the reports, in the form of text and drawings, produced in the last step of the sequence. In verifying the students' speeches, we sought to identify the Scientific Literacy Indicators (IAC). The analysis of the reports was aimed at assessing the students' understanding of the theme addressed in the activity. The results allowed us to verify that the proposed activity favored the CA construction process. We also found that some students established a relationship between the experiment performed and aspects of their daily lives. We also present some flaws that we identified in the SEI validation process, which allowed us to improve the applied sequence, structuring an educational product proposal to be developed in the early years of elementary school.