Banca de DEFESA: LUCINÉIA VIEIRA DA SILVA

“Microorganisms Around Us": Rotation through Learning Stations in a High School Class 

Biology, microorganisms, active methodology, station rotation, learning.

Microbiology is the scientific field that aims to understand microscopic organisms and their relevance to the biosphere, including eukaryotes such as algae, fungi, and protozoa; prokaryotes such as bacteria and archaea; or acellular entities such as viruses, viroids, and prions. In the current scenario, mechanistic teaching, coupled with the lack of pedagogical materials in schools and the absence of offerings of continuing education courses using active methodologies, renders microbiology content superficial with student passivity in basic education. Considering that Biology teaching in High School is guided by the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC), which encourages the application of student protagonism in solving everyday problems, the aim of this project was to use active methodology of station rotation for teaching and learning microbiology with the theme "Microorganisms that surround us" in a class of 30 students of the 2nd grade of High School, at the State School Graciliano Ramos, located in Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas. For this purpose, a didactic sequence was elaborated that promoted the discussion of scientific knowledge and teaching through investigation, in order to recognize the existence of these organisms, use creative tools such as videos and games, and develop a circuit so that each student becomes the protagonist of their learning. In this sense, station rotation was divided into five stations, namely: playful, to address the theme through a board game and the construction of comic books; experimental, using sample collection and cultivation for observation and reproduction of didactic models with modeling clay for visual representation of content; short film, with video and ordered and logical elaboration of mind maps; creative, with the production of prototypes and participation in a card game; and technology, utilizing digital platforms such as Kahoot and Padlet. The research evaluation was carried out through a qualitative approach through observations, questionnaires, and interviews and based on content analysis by Laurence Bardin (2010), previously approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Alagoas. The results were positive, highlighting the active participation of the student at all times and the teacher as a mediator for teaching microbiology in High School, emphasizing the expectations, reflections, and challenges faced