Ensino de Geoastronomia: abordagem do eixo temático Terra e Universo por meio de Sequência e Catálogo didáticos

Abstract

This work aims to investigate to what extent the teaching of GeoAstronomy, through active methodologies and playful activities, can contribute to the learning of knowledge objects within the thematic unit Earth and Universe. Because there are a series of knowledge objects linked to the natural characteristics of the Earth's surface that interact with Astronomy, we have chosen, in this work, to use the term GeoAstronomy, given the intersection of knowledge objects from Geography and Astronomy. This intersection appears more markedly in the Thematic Units of the National Common Curricular Base – BNCC, referring to the 6th grade of Elementary School. To this end, we used a qualitative approach and developed participatory research involving a questionnaire as a data collection instrument. The research process took place in a class of 31 students from the 6th grade of Elementary School, in a public school in the municipality of Feira de Santana, state of Bahia. In this context, we developed and implemented two educational products with the students: the Didactic Sequence entitled "Exploring the Solar System and the Earth's Movements" and the Didactic Catalog entitled "Didactic Catalog for Teaching Geoastronomy in the 6th Grade of Elementary School," so that fellow teachers can familiarize themselves with both the content of the Sequence and the activities that comprise it, step by step. The research results indicated that teaching Geoastronomy through active methodologies and playful activities contributed significantly to the learning of knowledge objects related to the thematic unit Earth and Universe.