Conscientizando sobre o consumo de álcool na adolescência e seus impactos no desempenho escolar

Abstract

This work was carried out based on Teaching by Investigation teaching. In this approach, the perception of adolescents at a State School in Divinópolis, MG, regarding the influence of harmful substances on school performance was explored. In this sense, a didactic sequence of 03 classes was created, called Stages, which sought to develop students' observation skills, creativity, criticality, autonomy, empathy, understanding and learning on the subject of harm-ful substances. . It was found that 1st year high school students, the group that participated in the work, have difficulty understanding that alcoholic beverages are addictive and potentially cause risky situations and various diseases, not just those related to the liver. This work could be a way of awakening them to the reality of using this substance, especially during adoles-cence, a period in which the central nervous system is still in the process of formation and can be affected by it. We can say at the end of the work that the didactic sequence managed to awaken interest in the topic, encouraging critical reflection and discussion and the reformula-tion of ideas and concepts.