A PROPOSAL FOR AN INVESTIGATIVE TEACHING SE-
QUENCE IN CELL BIOLOGY WITH PREPARATION OF
CHARGES IN HIGH SCHOOL
Learning; Cytology; Investigative teaching; Cartoon.
Science Teaching is currently seen as a primary tool for the cons-
truction of scientific knowledge. Thus, teaching Science is to pro-
voke the student, it is to bring up discussions and reflections on
concepts essential to the construction of knowledge. Research-
based teaching aims to promote more dynamic and effective tea-
ching by providing ways for the student to systematize prior know-
ledge of new concepts, enabling them to be protagonists in their te-
aching and learning process. Thus, the main objective of this resear-
ch was to analyze the production of cartoons about the morphology
and physiology of the eukaryotic cell, based on the elaboration and
application of an Investigative Teaching Sequence (SEI) as a facili
tating resource in the learning process about cytology contents in
1st Series of High School. With an exploratory methodological de-
sign of a quantitative and qualitative nature, we sought to promote
an interactive space, allowing students to dialogue, present concepts
and arguments about cell biology. To obtain the data, the interacti-
on and protagonism of the students were considered during the
carrying out of the activities and production of the cartoons, reports,
photographic records made by the students and the application of
the questionnaire. The results were satisfactory, the students de-
monstrated that they had prior knowledge on the topic, while deve-
loping SEI activities, they strengthened the concepts with confiden-
ce and autonomy in an interactive way, favoring critical and creati-
ve learning. It is concluded, therefore, that the methodological stra-
tegy used in this research contributes to improving the acquisition
of knowledge and facilitating the teaching and learning process of
students about cell biology, especially about organelles, their func-
tions and importance for cellular metabolism.