Metodologia ativa de ensino em cenário amazônico: o estudo de caso do boto

Abstract

The present research aims to bring the construction process of an educational case study based on real narratives in the Amazonian context about the river dolphin, resulting in the elaboration of an educational product. The scenario for the construction of the case was the municipality of Mocajuba, where the methodology was carried out, which involved the collection of narratives from the community. These narratives provided the input for the construction of the case. The dolphins are animals that inhabit the rivers of the Amazon and are currently classified as endangered. The main threats related to the group are linked to the use of their organs and tissues for medicinal and mythical-religious purposes, as well as retaliation by fishermen and hunting of the animal. The result of this work confirmed what has already been described in the literature about the conflicts arising from the human-animal relationship, as well as the appreciation relationship when the animal is seen from an exploitative point of view. Thus, the case study "the judgment of the dolphin" was constructed as a tool to raise discussions about the problems involving these animals.