A Floresta Amazônica como multiplicador do ensino de Química. “A utilização do Óleo de Andiroba como repelente natural: uma proposta metodológica interdisciplinar”

Abstract

This research addresses how to promote interdisciplinarity in teaching chemistry to students of the fifth module Course Technical Agriculture Integrated School. The objective of the research was to establish a dialogue between the curricular component chemistry and other areas of knowledge (introductory and technical) of IFRR / Novo Paraíso through the application of an Interdisciplinary Project through qualitative methodology of action research as a way to improve process of teaching and student learning. The participants of the study were 20 students enrolled in the fifth module in 2013, as well as teachers of curriculum components Portuguese Language, Geography, Chemistry, Biology, Forestry, Environment and Agroecology. Generator was used as the theme related to the science-technology-society (STS) Sustainable Development in the Amazon region, for it is an environmental issue. The results achieved in the research demonstrated that the chemistry curriculum component can establish an interaction with the disciplines mentioned above in that interdisciplinary projects can be used to facilitate the understanding of the contents of these disciplines in overcoming the scientific isolation traditionally presented in the context of the course curriculum and facilitates meaningful learning of the students in the classes of chemistry.