Brazilian Nacional Curriculum and Socio-Scientific Issues: openings and (im)possibilities for Science Education in the Elementary School

Abstract

This paper discusses the possibilities of adequacy or the obstacles presented in the Brazilian National Curriculum (Base Nacional Comum Curricular — BNCC, in portuguese) for the development of Socioscientific Issues (SSI) in science education for Elementary School. Therefore, our main objective is to understand which are the elements, perspectives and formative aspects present in the text of the document that indicate possibilities or obstacles for the development of practices aligned with the perspectives of Socio-Scientific Issues. To this end, we focus our discussion on three broad axes: General conceptions of formation and (mis) alignment with the SSI perspective; Formative itineraries for science education centered on SSI; Relevant contents and topics in SSI treatment. Based on the analysis, we understand that, at a discursive level, there are openings from which it is possible to undertake practices based on the perspectives of SSI, although not without an explicit investment in the production of appropriate conditions for such.

Keywords

• Socio-Scientific Issues
• BNCC
• Curriculum
• Critical Formation