AFRICAN GIANT INVADER MOLLUSK (ACHATINA FULICA BOWDICH, 1822): A PROPOSAL FOR RESEARCH DIDACTIC SEQUENCE IN BIOLOGY TEACHING
Achatina fulica, Investigative Didactic Sequence, Bioinvasion.
Currentand relevant topics in the student'sdaily life,when incorporatedinto the discussions in the classroom, usuallyinvolvethestudentin the pedagogical process, facilitating teaching practice andthe acquisition of knowledge.Investigative teaching,a didactic approach based on questioning, problem solving and communication using the processes of scientific investigation, fulfills the role of making teaching a successful practice. Supported by the need to use effective strategies in Biology Teaching, the main objective of this project was to create a didactic sequence to address topics such as Molluscs and Bioinvasion in the discipline ofBiology,using a live model, the giantAfrican snail (Achatina fulica). The project, developed according to the pillars of qualitative research methodology, was developed with high school students from ColégioEstadual Tancredo de AlmeidaNeves in Goiânia(GO). ”. In order to meet the proposed objectives, the didactic sequence was composed of the following steps: interpretation and understanding of journalistic texts, field class on the school premises, construction of a terrarium for insertion and observation of the snail, informative infographic and evaluation of the knowledge acquired through of questionnaire. The interpretations, impressions, points of view, questionnaires, oral and written records, allowed us to understand the students' perceptions, during and after the didactic sequence. Regarding the use of live biological models for the acquisition of concepts, this sequence proved to be perfectly possible and simple to perform in any other school environment, without the need for expenses with the acquisition of materials or specific structures. The classes with live biological models gave a more stimulatingcharacterto the biology classes. Throughout the course of the classes, it was observed that the students were involved in the process, becoming the true protagonists in the construction of knowledge.