Quimicando: oficina Kit Encaixe: uma proposta pedagógica para o professor de Química em formação

Abstract

It is usual to find students in Brazilian Basic Education with difficulties in understanding some features about the Carbon Chains Classification. This theme is presented in the studies of Organic Chemistry, and it is considered as an abstract theme in regards the visualization of the organic structures. In the same manner, Chemistry teachers find it difficult to teach those subjects and relate it to the students context. In order to help with this scenario, this research paper presents the following key question: how didactic activities involving hands-on learning may contribute to pre-service chemistry teachers enhancing learning strategies of students in elementary and high-school education? In order to answer this question, we indicate the research objective: to explore didactic activities involving hands-on learning, by facilitating an workshop about Carbon Chains Classification for pre-service chemistry teachers aiming the enhancing of students learning strategies. The final educational product is entitled: “Quimicando: Oficina Kit Encaixe” and it intends to collaborate with the development of the pre-service chemistry teachers teaching practices. The research approaches some aspects concerning to educational activities using low-cost materials. These materials are related to the hands-on learning practices, which are connected to the maker movement premises. These activities have the objective of developing students critical thinking and creativity, by relating theory and practice. In order to reach the objective, we discussed some points as the chemistry teachers training in higher education and the difficulties of teaching and learning chemistry in high school. The research methodology is the qualitative approach and the methodological route was divided in three steps: (i) initial bibliographic research and reference survey in Google Scholar and Portal de Dissertações e Teses da Capes; (ii) development of the workshop first version followed by the design and itinerary plan of the workshop and the application of this with a class of 15 undergraduate students in fifth period of the chemistry graduation course at Federal University of Pará (Belém campus) and (iii) development of the final educational product starting from the refining of the results. Testing results were evaluated as positive for pre service teachers, pointing the engagement of the undergraduate students in the activities accomplishment, such activities are contained in the workshop and demonstrated the potential of hands-on activities in pedagogical practices which value students protagonism. The educational product is the workshop structure. However, in professional mastering course it is important the elaboration of a tangible product that may be adapted and reproduced in different contexts. Thus, we elaborated a script of the workshop with the description of the steps in order to make possible the development and adequation of the planned activities. The script is available for consultation.