Ensinando e aprendendo sobre a produção de energia elétrica: componentes de ludicidade e alfabetização científica

Abstract

The search for the know- how to act and learn to be demarcated the importance of seeking new knowledge about issues that are present in society , in the specific case of this research - the electricity , in order to be able to face the challenges brought the reality in which we live. New technologies and changes in the production of goods, services and knowledge require that the school allows students to integrate into the modern world, seeking to give meaning to knowledge through the school context, the interdisciplinarity and the incentive to reason and the ability to learn. Among the science content, the Energy theme stands out as an indispensable tool for understanding various concepts of science. Therefore, it was thought a more dynamic and attractive way to work the theme, with fun activities and involving students with the use of technology. So, as we embark on investigative look at the above, this research aims to "examine that recreational activities focused on the process of scientific literacy lead to the teaching and learning of science concepts on the topic Electricity". To meet this objective this research was developed with fifth graders , the morning shift of the Municipal School Theresa Gaertner Seifarth , in the municipality of Carambeí in the state of Paraná, based on the processes of meaningful learning, playfulness and scientific literacy. As regards the study design, it is centered on the parameters of applied research, exploratory, and as a qualitative case study. Data were collected from a questionnaire for understanding of prior knowledge of the student. After the data collection, was created a series of fun activities and during application of the product took place some observations and ultimately the game to check the learning, the main objects of study of this work. In order to provide a methodological approach to science education in primary education has been prepared an educational product, called "Teaching and learning about the production of Electricity" in the form of didactic sequence, and playfulness as a structural basis. The application of this product could be seen that different and pleasurable activities stimulate curiosity and dedication of the students, because they are involved and interact all the time, greatly promoting the development of thought, configured as strategies to make more dynamic teaching, so that students acquire the necessary knowledge, and contribute to their social, emotional and intellectual.