Uma visita ao planetário da Unipampa em três momentos pedagógicos: promovendo a alfabetização científica

Abstract

This paper presents an Action Research that took place in partnership with the Unipampa Planetarium in Bagé, due to a demand that arises in the planetarium directive team on the performance of activities that promote Scientific Literacy, through actions developed before and during school visitation. By choosing, as a reference of Scientific Literacy, the works of Sasseron and Carvalho, which, in turn, base it on Paulo Freire, we chose to develop activities organized in the Three Pedagogical Moments that make use of the same reference. In this work we used a planetarium session on Climate Change, establishing a relationship with the recent increase in fires in the Amazon, with the pollution generated in thermoelectric plants and with the extensive livestock breeding. To evaluate whether the activities presented potential to promote Scientific Literacy, we used Toulmin's Theory of Argumentation and the Scientific Literacy Indicators proposed by Sasseron. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the activities took place online through Google Classroom. With an actual theme and of great worldwide relevance, this work promoted the engagement of the science teacher and the activities proved significant for promoting Scientific Literacy, as well as the participation and interest of students.