Elaboração de uma proposta de programação curricular de aulas de Ciências da Natureza via enfoque Ciência, Tecnologia e Sociedade (CTS)-Freire
Resumo
Science, in the National Curricular Parameters of Natural Sciences, as emphasized by
the Secretariat of Elementary Education of the Ministry of Education, can expand the
possibility of social participation and mental development of students, enabling their full
capacity to exercise citizenship, as it has an impact directly into people's lives, demystifying
and reflecting on habits and behaviors such as caring for environmental impacts and their
impact on society. Thinking that Natural Sciences, such an important discipline, is present in
schools and educational institutions throughout Brazil, makes us reflect on the responsibility
of those in the classroom. The teacher is an important agent for the construction of
knowledge, therefore, reflecting on educational perspectives reminds me of Freire and the
references linked to the Science-Technology-Society (STS) movement, being the agenda of
this work with the objective of developing a proposal of curricular programming for natural
science classes using the STS-Freire approach. For this, the study uses Participant Research
and, although in an adapted way, critical-transformative education is used as a basis via
Generating Themes, therefore Freire's thematic investigation (1987), through the steps
systematized by Delizoicov (1982) is present in the study. In addition, Strieder's CTS
Reference Matrix (2012), adapted by Almeida (2018), is also used, systematizing the different
educational approaches and purposes found in the production on STS Education in the
Brazilian context, brought in this study as a background for programming. curriculum. The
large number of information collected was systematized in several tables that made it possible
to create two examples of Teaching Plan containing, in total, 36 45-minute classes, which
revolved around the Generating Theme raised. This material, although there was no
possibility of application, constitutes a curricular proposal under the STS-Freire approach.
This work demonstrates that, despite the enormous challenges posed by the current
educational system, it is still possible to do more for education. Reflecting and acting on the
reproduction of conservative pedagogical practices that contribute to keeping society passive,
in the face of the advances of the capitalism steamroller, is to fight and resist, even within our
limits. Understanding Science, Technology and their relationships with Society, in a critical
way, can also be transformative.
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