O uso do microscópio alternativo de baixo custo monetário em aulas de biologia celular: uma análise sob o ponto de vista do estudante dos anos finais do ensino fundamental

Abstract

This paper presents a research proposal that aims to analyze the understanding of the phenomena that involve observation, from the construction and use of alternative low-cost microscopes in lessons of Cell Biology, from the point of view of students in the final years of elementary school. This research presents in its body the historical and analogous relationship between Science teaching in Brazil and the insertion of the use of the microscope, with emphasis on the connection between the use of this tool in the pedagogical process and the impacts generated by its application. The present work was carried out in a state school in Ponta Grossa/PR, focusing on students in the final years of elementary school. The data were collected from audiovisual recordings of the whole didactic intervention, with moments of observation and annotations, application of an initial questionnaire, exposition of the central material of the theme and performance of experimental activities. The analysis was performed qualitatively by means of content analysis. In addition to encouraging the use of the microscope as an aggregator element of the didactic-theoretical content, making teaching broader and enriching, highlighting the real need for improvement of teaching processes and application of new techniques in learning science content from the use of this tool.