Sequência didática para a produção coletiva de guia de plantas medicinais

Abstract

The present research work proposes a didactic sequence that allows the collective construction of a guide of medicinal plants for public schools in the State of Rio de Janeiro, being located in an urban or rural area. Through the construction of a plant guide together with the students, it was possible to work on two distinct themes, but which have in common the fact that they are complicated contents to develop in the classroom and even mostly absent, which are botany and epidemiology. Since 80% of the people on the planet have already used or use plants to relieve or solve their health problems, the topic of medicinal plants was thought as a means of working with the contents of botany and epidemiology in a contextualized and practical way, with the students from highschool. Even with the COVID-19 pandemic and the suspension of face-to-face classes, this study was able to list 15 medicinal plants present in the school community. Online forms were used to apply investigative questionnaires to students and the snowball sampling technique was used to collect information on medicinal plants cited by the individuals interviewed by the students. At the end of the work, it was possible to establish a didactic sequence and a digital guide that should be continued, improved and developed with the students of the next academic years, in the form of a project developed in extra-class activities. It was also possible to organize a vegetable garden in the participating school and the work was included in the set of didactic projects developed throughout the school year at the school unit.