Concepções de ciências e sobre cientistas entre estudantes do ensino fundamental no município de São João do Rio do Peixe, estado da Paraíba.

Abstract

We are inserted in a society with an increasingly advanced scientific and technological development. Thus, it is necessary that scientific knowledge be adequately worked at schools, objectifying an effective scientific literacy. This research had as objective to investigate the conceptions that students of Elementary Education II have about Science and Scientists, considering the contribution that scientific knowledge has in their lives, as well as its importance for technological advances. The research was carried out during August 1, 2016 to May 7, 2017 with participation of 40 students of Elementary Education II from a State School located in São João do Rio do Peixe-PB. The research had a quantitative aspect. It used, as instruments for data collection, the application of questionnaires and systematic observation. The results obtained indicate that students' conceptions about Science and Scientists are, in the most part, influenced by the media. The students present a limited knowledge about the image of the scientist, inclusive the drawings can prove this. In these drawings, there are the figure of a man working in a laboratory. Thus, it is necessary to overcome the traditional teaching that still prevails at schools, so that students acquire critical thinking and approach possible scientific careers.