POSSIBILIDADES DE ENSINO DE BOTÂNICA EM UM ESPAÇO NÃO-FORMAL DE EDUCAÇÃO NA PERCEPÇÃO DE PROFESSORAS DE CIÊNCIAS

Abstract

The interest for alternative activities and places for teaching has increased the attendance in museums and Science centers. The diversity of information encountered in non-formal Education spaces expands teaching possibilities and strengthens the links with schools. The present work reads the conceptions of a group of Science teachers about nonformal spaces. Furthermore, it reports an activity on a Botany topic, which the group participated in the DICA Museum, in Uberlândia - MG. The teachers had difficulties to conceptualize and distinguish the formal and non-formal spaces and viewed the Museum as a complementary place to the school. The activity was evaluated positively by the teachers, but as a way to work the curriculum content and not simply to spark interest in plant Biology and expand the possibilities of learning of their students, relating their experiences outside school with the classroom.