Freirean thematic investigation and STS focus in science teaching: curriculums and practices in Elementary School

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Guilherme Schwan
Rosemar Ayres dos Santos

Abstract

This report, is the product of a Master research, developed in a Graduate Program in Science Teaching – Federal University of Southern Boarder, The thematic came up from the installation of and hydroelectric power plant in Roque Gonzales, RS. The objective was to create possibilities of school practices and cooperate with STS education and Paulo Freire assumption, contributing in the interaction of Science and Geography teachers, with solid works in classroom, with students from the 9th grade in the Elementary School, in a municipal public school sited in the same city as the enterprise installation, using questionnaires to identify contents, and to contribute with the practice analysis, we used logbooks with students’ and researcher’s memories. Thus, we seek to stimulate teaching participation in class planning that brings real Science-Technology issues and the students to emerge from a naive consciousness, to a critical conception of their reality.

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SCHWAN, G.; SANTOS, R. A. dos. Freirean thematic investigation and STS focus in science teaching: curriculums and practices in Elementary School. Olhar de Professor, [S. l.], v. 23, p. 1–17, 2020. DOI: 10.5212/OlharProfr.v.23.2020.16585.209209228702.0807. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/olhardeprofessor/article/view/16585. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.
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Caderno temático: A atualidade do Pensamento de Paulo Freire
Author Biographies

Guilherme Schwan, Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul

Mestrando em Ensino de Ciências pela Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS). Professor de Ciências na rede municipal de ensino do município de Santo Ângelo/RS.

Rosemar Ayres dos Santos, Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul

Doutora em Educação pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Professora do Curso de Física Licenciatura e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ensino de Ciências, Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul.