O Estudo de aves e a prática interdisciplinar na Escola Básica

Abstract

The teaching of Environmental Sciences goes beyond the study of nature and the beings that inhabit it. In its entirety, it contributes to the critical, social and human formation of individuals, aiming at the relationships that occur in the environment and conscious decision-making. All these aspects are directed towards quality education based on the student as the protagonist in the process. From this perspective, this work had as its main objective to build a pedagogical material with an interdisciplinary perspective based on birds. For this, a survey of species that occurred in the urban area of this municipality was carried out. The other objectives were: to know the perception of students and teachers about this group of animals and to identify their relationship with teaching. Data collection was performed with twenty-eight participants from the Getúlio Vargas State School, located in the municipality of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil. Of this audience, ten were part of the faculty from different areas of knowledge (Geography, History, Physical Education, among others) and eighteen students, ten from Elementary School II (6th to 9th grade) and eight from High School. Online forms were used to collect information and contact participants through social media. The research is characterized as an Exploratory Case Study and data interpretation was based on Bardin's Content Analysis. In the urban area of the city, 66 species of birds were observed that served as the basis for the construction of the educational product. From the results, it was observed that teachers and students recognize birds through their physical characteristics and the importance they have for their natural habitat. Participants also showed to know a diversity of birds and showed interest in their observation. During the process of reading the educational product, it was noted that students were able to relate birds with other curriculum components, increasing the association with themes beyond the biological area. And the teachers revealed that they have knowledge that allows for the association of the theme birds with their area of expertise in the classroom. Thus, the results obtained showed that the birds, through the educational product, have the potential to be used in interdisciplinary teaching. Thus, it is recommended to use birds to explore relevant aspects in teaching that contribute to contextualized learning and less fragmentation.