Desenvolvimento de um jogo de tabuleiro para o diálogo com a história da ciência nos anos finais do ensino fundamental

Abstract

he general objective of this research was to investigate possible contributions of a board game, based on references from the History of Science, to the learning of Science by students in the final years of Elementary School, in an autonomous, creative and reflective way, with the construction of a personalized Science. The game is characterized of reasoning and strategy, through the combination of cards and movements on the board that reflect on the Teaching of Science as proposed by the research. In addition, it was sought to understand a Science linked to Technology and Society, enabling a contextualized teaching. Based on these assumptions, a Board Game was developed and used as a didactic resource to assist in the setting of the context and as a product of this research. The game was used in a state public school in Ponta Grossa-PR, with data collected through a questionnaire applied to a group of students, from Elementary School, and one Science teacher, in addition to the video and voice recording of a conversation circle with these participants, dealing with the didactic experience carried out. The data analysis was based on Content Analysis references, through written linguistic analysis (questionnaires) and oral analysis (conversation circle), with this thematic analysis (the theme of the analysis), the board game, was delimited. In addition to these references, two registration units (characterized by the elements used), one context unit (analyzed element), the application of the game, and three categories of analysis (analysis points) were designated, defined by quantification, game situations and changes in the game. Based on this, it was considered that the game enables the analysis of its influence on the interaction of students with the application of the board game and on their learning.