Banca de DEFESA: WELLINGTON ALYSSON DE ARAÚJO

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STUDENT : WELLINGTON ALYSSON DE ARAÚJO
DATE: 31/03/2023
TIME: 08:30
LOCAL: Google Meet: meet.google.com/yaf-mdtr-fqa
TITLE:

A VIRTUAL PLANETARIUM SESSION FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH THE THEME “BEES AND THE SKY”

KEY WORDS:

Bees and the sky; Environmental education; Education in Astronomy; Planetarium session; Video.

PAGES: 212
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Educação
SUMMARY:

This dissertation presents the theoretical foundations used in the elaboration and evaluation of a planetarium session in flat screen video format on the theme “The bees and the Skies”, aimed at the general public, as well as the session script, the evaluation by the audience who attended its first presentation and the link to the video. The theme of the session aims to link Education in Astronomy and Environmental Education, considering the need for broader environmental awareness among the population and based on Sauvé's reflections (1997, 2005, 2008) on ways of seeing the environment when working with Environmental Education. To prepare the session, we used the steps proposed by Freitas et al. (2013, 2015). In defining the content and theme of the session, a study was carried out, with 81 people, on concepts about bees and their abilities to navigate the sky, among students and people in general, in RN. This process resulted in a session with a general message: “Bees are essential for life on Earth and their perception of the sky is fundamental for their survival”. The information centers covered content such as: the disappearance of bees; its importance in pollination; their use of the Sun for navigating the sky and communicating about food sources; its differentiated perception of the polarized light of the sky; cultural representations of bees in the skies; and bees in the RN. To evaluate the product, an interactive presentation was held for the general public, in which 14 people participated via Google Meet. The video display (31min) plus the interactions lasted, in all, 1h30min. In addition to data obtained from personal notes and chat about interactions, we used, as main evaluative instruments, an electronic form and, in a complementary way, two online interviews with a Personal Meaning Map (FALK; MOUSSOURI; COULSON, 1998). The data from the forms were organized into categories (BARDIN, 2006), highlighting, among other aspects, the main lessons indicated by the public that evaluated it, which covered the following topics: the sensitivity of Apis mellifera bees to polarized light scattered in the sky; how it is used by these animals to track the Sun throughout the day and communicate about food sources; and the representations of bees in the sky by the Tupi Guarani. In general terms, most of the evaluators indicated that they enjoyed the session and that they would strongly recommend it to other people. We also identified some improvements to be made, such as the audio quality of the video and reinforcements, in the interactions, around subjects such as the polarization of the sky and the daily movement of the Sun and the other stars in the celestial vault. During the session, Basic Education teachers highlighted the video's potential for interdisciplinary work in schools, especially in elective disciplines. Our expectation is that the dissemination of the link to the video of the session will reach more people and can thus contribute, in the most diverse educational contexts, including planetariums and schools, to an education focused on raising awareness about the environment.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2321499 - AUTA STELLA DE MEDEIROS GERMANO
Externo à Instituição - JOSÉ RONALDO PEREIRA DA SILVA
Externo à Instituição - MICHAEL HRNCIR - USP