Práticas para o ensino da química e matemática no espaço não formal Bosque da Ciência

Abstract

The Amazon, the fauna, flora and mineral resources qualifies as one of the richest and most sophisticated natural laboratories of the world, however, is little explored by teachers of Mathematics and Chemistry, especially when it comes to teaching and learning early grades of elementary school. To take the student into direct contact with the nature shortens the distance between the theoretical and practical knowledge in addition to allowing the cognitive and affective development. During of the discipline: Foundations of Science Education, in Masters in Science Education course, we experienced the opportunity to apply our points of view to propose practical teaching of Mathematics and Chemistry with possibilities of being performed in the Forest of Science from the National Institute of Amazonian Research. However, the proposal was only possible because of our training in the two areas addressed. The practical class held in Forest of Science culminated in proposals for three practical activities aimed at the acquisition of scientific knowledge, two related to Mathematics and one related to Chemistry. Considering the structure and locations available for studies in Forest of Science, principally those that we visited, we conclude that this is a non-formal environment conducive for practices designed to enrich the educational activities of teachers of the current subjects. Key words: Cognitive development. Math Teaching, Chemistry Teaching, Forest of Science.