Feira de Ciências, Iniciação a Pesquisa e Comunicação de Saberes: O relato de uma experiência

Abstract

The number of potentials that we seek to develop in students who need additional activities to lectures are better exploited. The Science Fairs are part of those activities that can be present in the political pedagogical project of the schools, as well as enabling students to awaken a new perspective about science, also enable a more critical attitude and a more creative spirit, bringing them closer to the scientific community while promoting interaction between school and society. With this research, which rises in the context of the Science Fairs and Science Fairs in the project aimed to describe and evaluate the process of planning, implementation and evaluation of a Science Fair developed by Afonso Campos Public School in the city of Pocinhos -PB . Because we understand that the Science Fairs starting with the work in their classroom and in conjunction with faculty from various disciplines, we used qualitative research characterized as a case study of evaluative and participant observation. The review was taken from the content analysis of semi-structured interviews applied questionnaires to teachers, students and the participating public. We also discuss to what extent the work done by the teachers were considered successful when related to planning and goals of each project.