Play plants : manual de jogos de botânica para o ensino médio

Abstract

Plants play fundamental roles in many aspects of life on Earth, providing a variety of benefits that are essential for ecological balance, human health, and the global economy. Plants are present throughout the school curriculum, and are protagonists in science education and in students' daily lives. However, even with daily contact, research reports difficulties in the process of teaching and learning botany. By studying the diversity, physiology, reproduction, and other aspects of plants, it is possible to enrich biology education and promote a full biological education. Given the importance of plants and the challenges presented, this work was developed based on the following problematization: "How can we make teaching botany to high school students more attractive and meaningful?" and aimed to create a manual of botany games to make classes more motivating and fun. The manual consists of eight games, was developed based on high school curriculum guidelines, and addresses different topics in botany. Each proposed game presents the objectives, key questions, support text, and instructions for players in order to ensure a complete, interactive, and fun learning experience. Games are presented as a teaching strategy that involves planning, established rules and also proves to be a facilitator for the development of various skills, in addition to being a playful resource that facilitates the learning of Botany