BERTO, F. R.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7281691207740091; BERTO, Francisca Rodrigues.
Resumo:
The teaching of chemistry has been facing several challenges in the school environment, this
fact has been evidenced by the lack of motivation and difficulty presented by students in
understanding such science. The lack of contextualization linked to the complexity of the
contents of chemistry are factors that culminate in this difficulty, in addition, most of the time,
students do not understand why they study this science, making them unmotivated to learn it.
Chemistry is of fundamental importance to understand the world around us, therefore, it needs
to be addressed and understood in the school environment. In this bias, this research is
intended to evaluate the use of the practice of organic composting as a tool to facilitate the
teaching of chemistry and the promotion of environmental education in a class of the second
year of high school, at the Escola Estadual Cidadã Integral Técnica de Cuité José Itamar da
Rocha Cândido, ECIT Cuité. The research was carried out over seven stages, which include
the application of an initial and final questionnaire, dialogued lectures and practical classes.
The application of the project covers the period of six weeks between the months of October
and November 2022. In view of the interventions carried out, it was found that it is relevant to
work on teaching chemistry through composting with a contextualized approach. Since this
theme is part of the students' experience, making the learning of this teaching more
meaningful. This fact was observed with the application of the final questionnaire, after the
interventions.