O ensino de ciências e os saberes populares no enfoque CTS sobre o tema alimentos em conserva

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to verify the contributions of popular knowledge in the teaching of Science in Field Education in the STS approach on the topic of canned food. The methodological approach developed is qualitative of an exploratory nature. In order to collect / construct the data, students from a state school in Aratiba / RS were used as sources of information. The instruments that were used for this collection / construction were a questionnaire and the students' production (folders). The results show that all students who participated in the research know or produce canned food (of vegetable and animal origin) for subsistence and income generation. This knowledge (popular knowledge) can be used for dialogue with scientific knowledge. Thus, canned food, specifically (from cucumber), can be a tool to relate science content to students' realities, discussing topics such as healthy eating, income generation for families through agroindustries, agroecological fairs and for population.