O Laboratório como ferramenta no processo de ensino-aprendizado das ciências biológicas no ensino fundamental

Abstract

Most elementary schools also use as an educational resource for science classes only theoretical. To Krasilchik (1986, p. 5), the role of science teaching in elementary school is to "develop the ability to observe, ask questions, explore, solve problems, cooperate, communicate ideas. In this paper we present a survey and analysis of the situation regarding the practical learning of science content in elementary school, 6th to 9th grade in six schools in Fortaleza, three public and three private sector. It is an exploratory qualitative research through interviews with students and teachers of primary education in private and public state and observation, on the spot. Followed the following steps: survey of legislation regarding the application of practical teaching and learning in elementary school, carrying out visits to schools, or not having an experimental laboratory, obtaining and evaluating data obtained from questionnaires of the conditions of physical structures and methodologies in teaching practical in these schools, to know the degree of involvement and appreciation of the practical teaching, and explanation of design and implementation of suggestions for practical teaching. Unfortunately the law does not govern anything about orientation and / or enforceability of the practical teaching and learning at this stage of education, even though the age group most appropriate to stimulate curiosity científica.The results showed different realities for the public and private schools, both in funcional.Assim as structural part, it is concluded that the experiment provides students with the stimulus to the pursuit of scientific knowledge, it is very important that schools, teachers and students engage with the idea for this project and show the community that science is much more than a theoretical one can understand where the description of observed phenomena.