Análise da concepção discente sobre o ensino de astronomia perfazendo uso do Projeto Caronte como recurso didático investigativo

Abstract

This paper aimed as a matter the use of digital learning objects while teaching astronomical concepts, which goals were the movements of the Earth: rotation and translation. The proposition was applied with students of the 4th grade of an elementary school in a municipal public school in the city of Lençóis Paulista - SP, whom would take part in the BAO - Brazilian Astronomy Olympiad. A first questionnaire was applied to the students to find out what resources were used by the teacher and his students to ponder over the possibilities of using technological resources. The questionnaire, which was developed in Google Forms and contained ten multiple school questions, also presented some astronomical concepts and the students' relations with astronomy. Thus, a lesson was given to explain the movements of the Earth by using the digital learning object "Charon Project". At the end of the practice, a summary text on the movements of the Earth was developed along with the students. The results obtained through the initial questionnaire were analyzed and organized into graphs, which discussions begin from the theoretical references that underpin the present work. From the data found, it is relevant that the teaching of astronomy is not yet worked effectively since the students did not even know the name of the movements of the Earth; and that the teacher is still illiterate in the use of technological resources, making use of resources prior to be traditional. Therefore, it is necessary to fit into astronomy contents effectively in the school context, in addition to rethinking teacher training, considering the lack of content and methodologies aimed at the use of technological resources.