Kronus: refletindo sobre a construção de um jogo com viés investigativo

Abstract

The Science Teaching through inquiry activities have been an important tool for educators. Such activities have helped teachers to improve learning in their classes. Among the various options available teaching tools, this work defined the game as a research theme. As suggested by the Brazilian National Curriculum Parameters (PCN), games are an enjoyable and participatory way for the students relate to the content. In addition, various strategies involving educational games have been described in the literature showing that they help improve student performance in areas related to Biology. This research will presented the development and validation of an educational game based on the principles of inquiry activity. Kronus is a game about the topic of Biotechnology, reviewing the main concepts of Genetics. Once built, the game was used with students from twelfth grade, for which a survey of perception was applied. The survey results indicate that the game has made Biology lessons more interesting and less tiring, stimulating students to review and absorb several topics of Genetics.