O desenvolvimento de um jogo didático com foco na avifauna urbana nativa de Manaus

Abstract

Birds attract the attention of many people, enchanting them with their colours or with their songs. Manaus, located in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, has a rich diversity of bird species that live even within the urban perimeter of the city, incredibly incredibly adapted to these environments. Recent studies have seeking to use the urban avifauna of cities as a tool to facilitate teaching. teaching. It is believed that the proximity of students with these living beings can help contextualizing the teaching of science, biology and even environmental education. Environmental Education. Many of the contents taught in the classroom may seem discouraging and out of the reality of students, which ends up implying the difficulty of having a learning difficulty to have a really meaningful learning. Many didactic alternatives seek to make the moment of learning a little more fun for students, so that they can interact and at the same time build new knowledge. knowledge, among them the use of educational games. This work aimed to the development of a didactic game focused on the urban avifauna of Manaus, that could contribute to the teaching process. Ten species of birds species of birds native to the region of Manaus present in the urban perimeter of the city. Information regarding the physical characteristics, reproductive habits breeding habits, biological cycle, diet and behavior of the selected species. species. As a result, a trail game with 25 houses and 30 playing cards was cards, separated into three different categories: "card-action" "card-question" and "card-who-am-I? The game covers specific questions about urban avifauna but also environmental issues related to them, and can be used as a didactic as a didactic teaching tool. Keywords: Birds, Playfulness, Teaching, Didactic Games.