PORTRAITS OF GEOPARQUE SERIDÓ-RN: EXPLORING AND INNOVATING
UNDER THE LOOK OF LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGY
Seridó Geopark; Biology; Geography; Language; Technology.
This study aims to highlight the contributions that the Seridó Geopark brings to the teaching-learning process of Biology and Geography, in the 1st grade of Potiguar High School, at the Professor Antônio Aladim de Araújo State School, in the city of Caicó-RN, based on string productions, from the perspective of language and technology. The theoretical basis was drawn from: Seridó Geopark (2023); Gomes (2019); Freire (2003); Thiollent (1986); Demo (2008); Brazil (1996, 1998, 2006) and other various authors. The relevance of this study lies in associating students' reality with the region in which they live, especially regarding the existence and contribution of the Seridó Geopark to the space in which they reside, attributing to this notions of Biology and Geography, such as, for example, rain, winds, solar radiation, transformation of rocks, flowering, fruits, environmental disasters, global warming, water issues, minerals, among others. All these aspects are experienced by students in their daily lives, and it is important that they have knowledge of the influence and contribution that the Geopark has on this matter. Regarding the research question, we have: "How do the language and technology surrounding the Seridó Geopark contribute to the teaching-learning process of students with regard to the subjects of Biology and Geography?". As for the methodological aspects, it is an action research with a field visit, by the 1st grade class of the Professor Antônio Aladim de Araújo State School, in the municipality of Caicó-RN. The results were: the production of strings with the students, both material and animated virtual, thus proving the students' grasp of knowledge; and the understanding that both students and teachers have little access to information about the Geopark. Furthermore, it was seen that teachers need to master more knowledge about the place, so that they can teach their students about this region considered so important.