Exercitando as inteligências múltiplas a partir de atividades lúdicas sobre o sistema solar

Abstract

This work has as main focus the Multiple Intelligences theory, described by the American psychologist Howard Gardner, applied in the context of the teaching and diffusion of Astronomy. Gardner proposed a new concept of "intelligence," moving from a narrower conception in which only persons possessing an intelligence quotient focused on logical or linguistic issues stood out for a broader and multiple conception which contemplates the most diverse characteristics of the human being. These different intelligences were initially defined as logical-mathematical, linguistic, spatial, musical, intrapersonal, interpersonal and kinesthetic body, and later expanded to encompass also the existential and naturalistic intelligences. The focus of this work is to present a proposal of activity that works astronomy elements, in particular, of the Solar System, to exercise these intelligences that are little stimulated in the school environment. For this, the work began with a bibliographical research and theoretical basis on the theme "multiple intelligences", whose principles were initially applied in a gymnastics held with students of the 9th grade of Elementary School, a municipal school in the city of Bagé, as a pilot project. The result obtained helped to organize a didactic sequence composed of five activities that were applied with students participating in a social project called "Novo Rodarte" that study between the 6th and 9th year. The results, analyzed qualitatively, showed that during the didactic sequence, different intelligences could be exercised, where it can be verified that activities aimed at the valorization of the multiple intelligences can go much beyond working solely with physical concepts and robotic exercises, being possible to understand these concepts through activities that require participation, are playful and mainly put to exercise the intelligences that are not routinely worked through the school life.