The use of the fuel theme as a generating theme for a Didactic Unit on the content of Organic Chemistry for the EJA modality.
YAE, scientific literacy, fossil fuels, organic chemistry
The audience of the Youth and Adult Education (YAE) modality finds itself in a different scenario compared to regular education classes due to various factors, facing problems that turn into considerable barriers limiting their learning regarding scientific content taught to them. Therefore, in this research, it is considered of singular importance to incorporate didactic and pedagogical resources beyond traditional lectures. This work addresses the use of a didactic sequence based on the theme "Fossil Fuels" as a pedagogical strategy for analyzing the achievement of parameters of scientific literacy of a YAE class at the institution E.E.M.T.I. Waldir Leopércio, located in the city of Varjota-CE. The research is qualitative in nature, and the theoretical-methodological framework for the development of the didactic sequence will be Delizoicov's Three Pedagogical Moments. Through this strategy, the aim is not only to achieve scientific understanding of the chemical content taught but also to associate it with social and cultural issues, so that the student can have a socially responsible action, based on a critical analysis of the social implications of science and technology regarding the theme "Fossil Fuels."