Explorar recursos didáticos alternativos para o ensino da célula eucarionte no ensino fundamental

Abstract

The discipline Natural Sciences in Elementary Education is the basis of scientific literacy. Moment when the student learns many concepts that will be useful for their training. Among these concepts are the concepts of cytology that are usually treated in Elementary School with theoretical classes with a focus on the memorization of cellular structures. Based on the assumption that it is possible to explore concepts about cells with concrete material, games and dynamics, this research aimed to implement a didactic sequence for the teaching of cytology through play activities with students in the 8th grade of elementary school. The research methodology is qualitative. The research subjects were 38 students from a class from the 8th grade of elementary school. For data collection, the following research instruments were used: literature review and field research. The field research took place through a didactic sequence that was divided into four moments: 1. theoretical class to expose the eukaryotic cell content; 2. activity with modeling clay where students have to model the structure of the eukaryotic cell; 3. Didactic game called “Cytoplasmic Play” and 4. Text production where we could assess students' learning. With the development of the research we concluded that the use of ludic activities and didactic games are important for the teaching and learning of scientific concepts in cytology.