Proposta de sequência didática investigativa sobre o tema microbiologia para estudantes do 7º ano do ensino fundamental

Abstract

This work had the general objective of developing and discussing the contributions of a proposal for an investigative didactic sequence on the topic of microbiology. The didactic sequence presents six activities guided by questions related to the topic of microbiology and was developed by the main researcher of this work with students from the 7th year of elementary school. The classes were recorded in audio and also recorded in notes in a field notebook. For the analysis, the presence of investigative aspects in the interactions between students and teacher was observed during the process of building knowledge related to the topic of microbiology. We found that throughout the development of the didactic sequence, students asked questions, developed hypotheses and presented autonomy in carrying out the activities, which favored the understanding of the contents. In addition, the organization of the sequence allowed a logical continuity for the development of topics related to microbiology and aroused the interest of students to carry out the activities. We conclude that working on the topic of microbiology from an investigative perspective brought contributions to students' learning of the topic.