SALUSTINO, J. L.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8494210733930791; SALUSTINO, Janicleide Lima.
Resumen:
Paleontology is the science that seeks to interpret the fossil evidence to propose how
the development of life on Earth occurred. Knowing the Cretaceous and its
paleoenvironment allows us to better understand the world today. Considering this
importance, the present qualitative research with experimental characteristics, carried
out at the Municipal School Ana Clementina da Conceição, in the city of Jaçanã / RN,
aimed to promote the study of paleoenvironments associated to the teaching of
Paleontology, divulging the most expressive events of the Cretaceous by through
pedagogical activities that make possible the understanding and apprehension of the
theme addressed in the classroom, also seeks to evaluate the receptivity of these
practices by the students. These activities occurred in the seventh year and were
developed in five stages: (1) Application of a pre-test questionnaire to evaluate
students' previous knowledge; (2) Theoretical class; (3) followed by fossil exposure;
(4) academic article analysis, and, (5) Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of existing
cretaceous beings in mock-ups. For data collection, two semi-structured
questionnaires containing four questions were used, respectively, applied before and
after the activities. The results demonstrate that subjects related to Paleontology are
well accepted by the students and that the methodological strategies used to
disseminate this science to the production of models was widely accepted and was
reported as a more effective means to understand the theme addressed by the
research.