Instructional Sequence on the Native Fruits of Rio Grande do Sul in Basic Education

Abstract

Context: Discussing the importance of fruits trees in the classroom is important, especially considering that students often lack awareness of the originns of their food, it is also important that them develop critical and sensitive perspective towards the environment. Methodology: In this context, the objective of this article was to develop a didactic sequence at the E. M. E. F Vicente Farencena, located in the municipality of Santa Maria, focusing on the native fruits trees of Rio Grande do Sul, highlighting their importance and multiple uses in food. For this, interventions were made in a fourth-grade class, and a quali-quantitative approach was used to analyze the results.As a result, it was found, through a preliminary questionnaire, that 73.91% of students knew what native fruits were. Throughout the presentation, most of the students knew, although they did not remember some names of some of the native fruits of RS. With the final questionnaire, it was observed that 56.52% of students listed that the urban space of Santa Maria has fruits trees, but they recognize that the place has little afforestation. Considerations: Finally, it is worth mentioning that the didactic sequence developed proved to be significant for the teachinglearning process for these Basic Education students, especially involving aspects of environmental education, and it, directly or indirectly, worked with two important points: the space of the students’ experience and their prior knowledge.