The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of using homemade microscopes built by students using low-cost and easily accessible material, as a teaching tool for learning in science, in order to equip the student to meaningfully understand cells. The research was developed with 50 students in the 8th year of Elementary School at a municipal public school located in the state of Espirito Santo in the country of Brazil. Therefore, the research begins from the difficulties encountered in carrying out work in Elementary School, which seeks to lead to the understanding of cellular functioning in a school without a science laboratory. The research consisted of retrieving prior knowledge, teaching sequences applied to reinforce learning, making homemade microscopes, discussion and socialization of knowledge and post-test application to evaluate the learning acquired. In general, the results showed that after applying the proposal, the students were able to elaborate their answers in an affirmative manner, and it is clear that the activity developed was quite significant and that the participants understood more about the cell subject. With the methodology applied through this research, it was possible to develop more dynamic and attractive classes for students, favoring the understanding and learning of the content being worked on, and also making the student the protagonist of the learning process.

Authors:
Aline Bazoni Moura De Carvalho, Universidade Federal Do Espirito Santo, Brazil
Karina Carvalho Mancini, Universidade Federal Do Espirito Santo, Brazil

About the Presenter(s)
Aline Bazoni Moura de Carvalho is a Science teacher and a Master's student on the master's programme in teaching in basic education at UFES-CEUNES.

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