Teaching activities at school science fairs: problems and perspectives in promoting scientific literacy
Scientific Literacy; Science Fair; Teacher Training.
Currently the pedagogical practices that are developed in classrooms lead us to reflect on how the Science Fairs (FC) are held as a promotion of Scientific Literacy (AC) learning of students in schools of Basic Education and especially as teachers of Natural Sciences act during the process of guidelines of projects of CF. Thus, the question problem to be investigated is about: what are the reasons why teachers do not act effectively in CF for the promotion of CA in the guidelines of scientific projects in high schools in the city of Barreiras/ Bahia? In this sense, the general objective is to investigate the difficulties of teachers for the promotion of CA in CF for guidelines of scientific projects school. To outline this research process we will follow with the following specific objectives: i) investigate which schools develop CF and the participation of teachers in the activities; ii) map the justifications of teachers who effectively participate in CF; iii) understand why teachers feel unmotivated to guide the work of CF; iv) identify in teachers knowledge about Science, Technology and CA and their importance in training students; v) investigate the relationship teachers make between AC and HR. For this, we chose the methodological approach using interview semistructures as an instrument for data collection directed to the research subjects who will be teachers of public and private schools in the municipality of Barreiras/ Bahia who work are not involved in FC. The theoretical basis of this research will deal with AC from the perspective of Sasseron and Carvalho (2017), Lorenzetti (2017), Chassot (2018) that is present in the process of investigation of research object in CF. As a basis for the history of CF we will use the literature of Mancuso (2000). From the perspective of Epistemology of Science with the authors Lopes (1996); Bachelard (1996) from the epistemological obstacles, which we will analyze the conceptions of teachers about Science. Also, considering the breadth of investigations into everyday objects will be necessary to include Science; Technology (Chalmers, Lopes, Veraszto, Silva, Miranda), the role of experimentation (Silva; Zanon, 2000) and finally Giroux (2019) that will contribute in the critical perspective teacher training in this process.