Ensinando química e bioquímica de alimentos através de revistas em quadrinhos

Abstract

Introduction: Nowadays academics are increasingly adept at using virtual reality. Science fiction remains a popular genre for animation and comic books. Method: In this work, students from the College of Food Science and Technology at Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), developed comic books using the online software Pixton. Results: In these comics, the biological, chemical and technological functions of both fat-soluble pigments and vitamins were presented in an illustrative and dynamic way. They were printed and distributed during the biannual science fair Experimente. Other than the comics a flip-book was published online. Using this method, the authors were able to draw the attention of the students, teachers and the community, to a new medium of information and communication, through the use of an informal and easy-going language which made the content, heavily packed with biochemistry, easier to understand. Conclusion: Indeed, it is possible to say that this initiative allowed for a greater understanding of the subject, with the use of students creativity and increased interest in the discipline of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry also being noteworthy.