Scientific Literacy and Teaching by Research: Analysis of an investigative teaching sequence aimed at chemical knowledge
Teaching by Investigation; Early Years; Chemical Knowledge.
Abstract: The teaching of Science is a significant action for understanding the phenomena experienced in the daily lives of students, enabling the perception that Science is in society and that it is also part of it. It is for this purpose that the deepening of the teaching of Science fosters the process of curiosities, making it possible to develop a more systematic contact with reality. In this context, it is worth emphasizing the contributions of chemical knowledge in the early years, which, based on contents such as natural phenomena, photosynthesis, combustion of matter, decomposition of organic matter, among others, significantly favors the initial scientific training of students. With the establishment of the Common National Curriculum Base (BNCC) these contents are brought within the specific competences of the Natural Sciences area for Elementary School, but precisely within the thematic unit Matter and Energy. The objective of this research is to propose an investigative sequence that contributes to the scientific literacy process of 4th grade students, addressing notions of chemical kinetics. For this purpose, we will have teaching through investigation as a didactic approach, which constitutes a significant element to promote the development of the student's intellectual autonomy through interaction with peers, teachers and scientific knowledge. From this perspective, an investigative sequence with the theme “An eye on transformations” was constructed, which was validated by students from the 7th period of the Pedagogy course at UFAL. The method adopted was the qualitative-exploratory and data collection was carried out through the development of an investigative sequence in remote classes with the use of digital tools (meet, classroom and padlet) and the completion of a semi-structured questionnaire. Data were evaluated using Content Analysis, according to Bardin (2016).