O Museu do Amanhã no ensino da Biologia: uma proposta de guia de visitação

Abstract

Different strategies can be used in an attempt to instigate students in the teaching of Biology. In this sense, museums can make a great contribution, since they have the potential to stimulate students' curiosity. Therefore, this research aimed to propose a visitation guide to the Museu do Amanhã that helps Biology teachers to make visits, with students, so that the permanent exhibitions are related to this discipline. The data collected on the exhibitions demonstrated that the Museu do Amanhã addresses concepts or themes related to Biology and many other disciplines, enabling interdisciplinary work to be carried out in order to reduce the fragmentation of knowledge. The guide was prepared considering the pedagogical approach called “ride class”, developed by the French educator Célestin Baptistin Freinet, in order to favor the investigative attitude and the protagonism of the students. The guide was validated by public school teachers through the application of a questionnaire, with closed and open questions. The data obtained in the validation pointed out that the professors participating in this research consider that the performance of activities in non-formal spaces is very important for the teaching of Biology and that the proposed guide can be a motivator to make the visit to the Museu do Amanhã with their students. After validation, the author of this study applied the guide with first grade students from a state school located in the city of Niterói, RJ. The data collected was useful for making some adjustments to the guide. The guide is expected to be a facilitator which will encourage Biology teachers to make more visits to the Museu do Amanhã with their students, contributing to the teaching-learning process in this discipline