Aspectos do ensino de ciências em uma escola pública municipal de Cabaceiras do Paraguaçu – BA: estudo de caso

Abstract

The research analyzes a case study on Sciences Teaching in a public school from Cabaceiras do Paraguaçu (BA), detaching the difficulties to conduct practical experimental activities and the deficiencies in teacher training. It have been described the profile of Sciences’ teachers and the educational spaces adopted by them. It was also identified other areas outside school, that can be used for the development the classes, constituting in learning situations. It used a qualitative research, with the use of individual structured questionnaire to analyze teachers’ profile. Then, it was conducted interview to strengthen information gathered by questionnaire, in addition to record experiences preterit related to the conduct of practical activities. It have been verified some professionals didn’t have satisfactory training, but they have high workload, it’s difficulting the conduct of practical classes. The availability of few teaching materials doesn’t seem to be motivation to teachers. The majority of practical classes, when happens, occurs within the school. It have been identified educational spaces outside school, that it would allow increase the contextualization and the integration of different contents, constitutes in important learning situations.