A olimpíada de ciências da floresta nacional de Caxiuanã segundo seus participantes

Abstract

This article characterizes and evaluates the VI Caxiuanã Forest Science Olympiad, a science outreach event oriented to the Amazon communities. The event is promoted by the Goeldi Museum in the municipalities of Melgaço and Portel, in the State of Pará, and aims to disseminate researches of the institution in the region. The instrument of the study was a questionnaire with closed questions and one open question, which provided the public profile of the Olympiad and their impressions of the event, built from the participants’ opinions using the methodology of the Discourse of Collective Subject. The event was characterized by documentary research and interview. Our results indicate that, more than recognizing the Olympiad as a positive entertainment experience, they do understand it as a project of environment education. A discussion is also promoted about the importance of Science Olympiads and scientific outreach events and environmental education in the Amazon. Key words: Olympiads of knowledge. Science education. Discourse of Collective Subject. Non-formal spaces.