Contextualização da teoria da evolução por meio de aspectos históricos do cientista Charles Darwin

Abstract

This work addressed historical aspects of Charles Darwin’s life in order to teach the theory of evolution to students of the 9th grade of elementary school in a public school of Belo Horizonte, MG. We investigated whether, by teaching evolution using aspects of the scientist's history, we contribute to the acquisition and application of concepts related to evolution. This research used a qualitative approach and data were collected through observations and researcher's notes during the didactic sequence. In addition, to the observations, we analyzed questionnaires applied at the beginning and end of the project, as well as the activities and participation of students. A didactic sequence consisting of eight classes of one hour each was developed. The results obtained showed that the teaching of evolution through the approach of historical aspects of Charles Darwin's life, contributed to the acquisition of terms related to evolution and brought the history of the scientist closer to the students.