Fotossíntese: uma proposta de experimentação investigativa para o ensino fundamental

Abstract

Similar to what happens with most science content, classroom work with botany has also been limited to mechanical activities based on the memorization and repetition of information. Faced with this limitation, it was verified what would be the necessary referrals for a proposal of Investigative Experimentation Activity as didactic material. With the objective of Analyzing the contributions of a proposal of Investigative Experimentation Activity on photosynthesis elaborated as potentially significant material for the teaching of botany in elementary education. The present work aims at the presentation of one Sequence of Investigative Teaching, demonstrated for experimental class of photosynthesis aimed at Elementary School. In this way, we tried to propose an investigative experimentation activity to bring the enriching knowledge, contributing to the student becoming more critical, interactive and participative in the way that can enable the development of skills such as thinking, reflecting and arguing. The construction of this didactic material can help the teacher in the elaboration of an experimental activity rich in visual and tactile stimuli for the learning of botany. Experimentation may favor scientific practice, allowing the student to experience how a scientist works, and how our day-to-day life is connected with the work done in laboratories and in the field.