Proposta de uma sequência didática para o ensino de eletroquímica e a sensibilização ambiental quanto aos impactos do descarte de pilhas e baterias

Abstract

The scientific and technological progress, as well as the wide accessibility to information, all assign to school the function of making knowledge about Information Technology (IT) meaningful to individuals who are inserted in a society which one is in constant transformation. Therefore, the school needs educational methodologies to provide Youth a great autonomy, in order to help them to be better qualified and participate in an actively way in their community promoting importante changes towards progress and development of citizenship. One of the main pillars of this construction is the elementary and middle school Science Education which emphasizes the knowledge related to the discipline of Chemistry so important for the economic, social and technological development of the population. However, the Chemistry for teaching in school environment is far from the real life of the adolescents and society. It remains limited to the memorization skills of formulas, nomenclatures and theories. Thus, the objective of this scientific investigation was to analyze if knowledge about waste management and reverse logistics, articulated to the contents of Eletrochemistry in the Teaching of Chemistry, can sensitize second year-students of High School about the environmental impacts caused by inappropriated disposal of used batteries. In this regard, it was created, developed, and applicated a Didactic Sequence (DS) as a tool to raise students awareness about those environmental impacts. The methodological development for this study was to envolve a participatory research and a quantitative-qualitative approach. The research was applied at the Zumbi dos Palmares State College in the city of Colombo, Metropolitan Region of Curitiba, and was destined to four high school classes, totaling 96 students. The results were obtained by using data collection instrument - the questionnaires – they were used before and after the application of the Didactic Sequence (DS), with open and multiple choice questions. It was possible to consider that the students already had a certain knowledge about the environmental impacts, resulting from the inadequate disposal of batteries. They knew about collection points, they were able to evaluate and declare what type of battery they use in their daily lives. After the application of DS, it was possible to show that there was understanding of the content of Electrochemistry. In addition, there was the environmental sensitization of the participants at the end of this research. The educational product was to provide with teachers and students versions in order to make the teaching and learning process more proficient so that it contributes to the reflection and works for teachers and students in the Teaching of Chemistry.