Enfoque Ciência-Tecnologia-Sociedade no ensino de soluções químicas: estudo sobre o tratamento da água

• Main Authors: Tânia Mara Niezer, Rosemari Monteiro Castilho Foggiatto, Fabiane Fabri
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura 2015-05-01
• Series: Revista Iberoamericana de Educación
• Subjects: Chemical education | chemical solutions | Science-Technology-Society (STS) | Scientific and Technological Literacy (STL).
• Online Access: https://rieoei.org/RIE/article/view/174

This paper presents an analysis of part of a teaching strategy used in the classroom with students from the second grade of high school, from a public school for Professional Education, aiming to promote the understanding of the concepts towards chemical solutions through visiting Sanitation Company of Paraná - SANEPAR, of Rio Negro in Paraná/Brazil. The methodology applied in this study was qualitative interpretative participant observation, considering the ownership and understanding of chemical concepts by analyzing its implications in focus Science - Technology - Society (STS). It was found that the activity provided reflections on the interrelations of scientific knowledge with others, especially in regard to their social imbrications, where students participated in a more motivated questioning and reflecting. Exploring new areas contributed in the construction of knowledge by students and critical reflection on the importance of the welfare of the people, showing the way for professional performance.