A química do canjinjim : na interface entre a cultura e o ensino de ciências

Abstract

The state of Mato Grosso is marked by a marked cultural diversity where different ethnic groups are found originating from the beginning of the colonization and the migratory flows and these are responsible for part of the constitution of local and regional history. Among these, the rich ethnic-cultural heritage of Africa, found in the region of Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade (521 km from the present capital, Cuiabá) stands out. The history of an African people that once constituted the Congo empire persisted. And it is from the Congo dance that we extracted the Canjinjin cultural element to be the theme of an Interactive Didactic Sequence (SDI) as a way to understand the possibility of interaction between science and culture in the teaching and learning of Chemistry / Sciences. In this research, we highlight a little of the history that underlies the constitution of this people, as well as our understanding of the place of culture and science in the contemporary curriculum. From a training developed within the scope of the Training and Updating Center of Professionals of Cuiabá, we present the theory that bases an SDI and then the participating teachers were invited to apply and validate the SDI elaborated. The analysis of the data evidenced the poor understanding of the relationship between culture and science while it made us rethink the focus on the teaching of Chemistry proposed by the SDI, since most of the teachers made the application in classes of eighth and new year of elementary school. A demand that seemed relevant to us to consider, both for the theoretical understanding of the foundations discussed, and for the re-signification of the SDI itself, insofar as it repositions professional teacher development not only from the perspective of interdisciplinarity, but also from scientific education in the early years, where the curriculum is about science more generally. Both the initial training of Chemistry professors by the universities and the training offered by the training centers as in the case of CEFAPROs, for example, can not disregard the aspects pointed out by the present research.