O uso da prática da compostagem orgânica como ferramenta facilitadora no ensino de química.

Abstract

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.