Construindo saberes através das trilhas ecológicas do Parque Municipal do Mindu

Abstract

Over the decades and the emergence of new technologies, the school has been increasingly modified to follow these changes and to meet the needs of the current educational scenario, with spaces of Non Formal Education, has been a great ally in Science Teaching. Many of these spaces were reinvented in order to arouse the curiosity of the visitor and to collaborate with the scientific dissemination. Because it is a place of great teaching, we highlight an important tool in the construction of knowledge, ecological trails, since they offer opportunities for observation, study and research. The objective of this project was to develop an educational road map of ecological trails to assist in the teaching of science in spaces of non-formal education, and to map the ecological trails of the place of study. A survey of the pedagogical potential of each track studied was carried out and the educational script was applied to know the effectiveness in the Teaching of Sciences. In this research we use a qualitative approach. The technique chosen to analyze the data was the Content Analysis. The study site was Mindu Municipal Park, where the mapping and the characterization of the eleven trails present at the site were carried out. With the data, the educational roadmap was drawn up and sent to teachers and students of elementary and high school and undergraduate students along with a questionnaire to evaluate if the information contained were easy to understand and effective in a class in the park. After validating the results obtained, it was revealed that the script is an important tool for teachers and undergraduates, as it assists in the development of classes in the park, facilitating the location of the tracks and stimulating the student and visitor, for a scientific look. It was also observed that for elementary and high school students, it encourages their investigative ability, facilitating the understanding of subjects addressed in the classroom. It was also concluded that ecological scripts contribute systematized information that help teachers and students in the development of educational activities related to Science Teaching in the spaces of Non-Formal Amazonian Education.