Biologia celular: concepções prévias e perspectiva de ensino por investigação no sexto ano do Ensino Fundamental

Abstract

The Base Nacional Comum Curricular proposes, among other changes, a reorganization of the school content over the years of elementary school. One of these is relocating the cell biology content to the sixth grade of elementary school. Thus, the aim of the present article was to investigate the previous conceptions of the students in the sixth grade of elementary school from a Military School of Minas Gerais about the concept cell and to discuss how pedagogical strategies Inquiry-based learning could contribute to a conceptual evolution and a significant knowledge of this content. The methodology used was qualitative and quantitative and the previous conceptions were investigated through semi-structured interviews, drawings and texts made by the students. The most frequent conceptions were: microscopic character of cells and association of cells with microorganisms, substances, molecules or atoms. In general, it is perceptive that the conceptions of the sixth grade students are heterogeneous and common to diverse ages.