Plantas medicinais e o ensino de ciências: proposta de uma sequência didática

Abstract

The teaching of science, at the elementary school level, seeks to provide support for the student to understand the world and its transformations. This capacitates students, through school content, to know and understand the phenomena. Therefore, addressing topics that are involved in your daily life is extremely important. In this context, this work aimed to elaborate a didactic sequence (DS) in order to relate the popular knowledge of medicinal plants to the teaching of science. The proposed DS also aims to improve the scientific knowledge of students in the 7th year of elementary school. For this, exploratory research was initially carried out in regulatory documents and textbooks and scientific articles in the area. From this survey, a series of activities was elaborated, with the theme proposed to be addressed in five classes, arranged in three moments. The methodology applied in the production of this material stands out as a viable and possible way to improve the teaching and learning relationship in Science. Through what has been prepared, it is possible to make considerations about this relationship, as the proposed DS can help a better understanding of botany in elementary school, stimulating scientific literacy through aspects present in everyday life, such as medicinal plants, and promoting the active participation of students in their learning process, with the suggested activities.