Percepção de alunos do ensino fundamental sobre o ciclo de vida da Drosophila melanogaster: uso de modelo didático para ensino de ciências

Abstract

The present study used the science class to verify students' perceptions about the life cycle of Drosophila melanogaster, popularly known as fruit fly. Originally used for genetic studies, currently D. melanogaster was used as a didactic model for teaching and learning process. The present research was developed in an eighth grade year, of the School of Elementary Education José Francisco Pereira da Silva, in a southern Brazil city, with twenty-four students. As search of data collection was used the notes that the students performed during the activities. As a method of analysis, the Bardin Content Analysis technique was employed. The activity was developed over the course of three weeks, divided in 2h / class weekly, in the science class. The Methodology of problematization with the Maguerez's arch was used as teaching resource. The results showed that the students initially presented a creationist perception about fruit fly life cycle, but after activity was possible to observe that the students (re)builds their knowledge. In this line, we conclude that science teaching becomes essential in training to make students critical and reflective about the world in which they live.