O jogo e sua contribuição sobre a importância da fauna “marginalizada” no município de São Gabriel da Cachoeira - AM

Abstract

Some animals are not well regarded by society, among them are snakes, bats, spiders and mucuras, these animals are characterized as ugly, poisonous and disgusting. Natural sciences play a fundamental role in demystifying misconceptions about these animals, however the importance of this fauna is not discussed or contextualized in the classroom, thus resulting in a mistaken thinking of the students about different organisms. Considering that the teaching of zoology is taught in the third cycle of elementary school, there are interesting activities that involve the participation of students, mainly activities with a playful nature. Therefore, the objective of this study is to characterize and demystify misconceptions about the “marginalized” fauna, showing the importance of preserving the same through a didactic game. This was carried out at the State School of Integral Time Pedro Fukuyei Yamaguchi Ferreira, with 7th grade elementary school students, class I and II. Data collection was divided into four stages, Knowledge assessment presentation, exposition of the theme, application of the game “knowing to preserve” and evaluation of the efficiency of the game, each step was developed in a class time according to the class workload. The first questionnaire showed us that some students have the a hasty idea about the importance of some animals, that's why they think these disgusting and dangerous animals, ideas that have been passed down from generation to generation. One week after the application of the game, the students were able to answer a evaluation questionnaire as if they had just attended the class and it showed that the didactic game was a very efficient methodology in relation to changing the concepts that students had. With the help of the game, the change of students' perception of the animals studied, which before caused fear and risk to life is now seen as important to society and that they help us more what harm us. Keywords: Marginalized fauna; demystify; didactic game