Sobre ombros de gigantes: uma visão contextualizada da ciência pelos alunos do Ensino Fundamental II On shoulders of giants: a contextualized view of science by elementary school students

Data de submissao: 15/10/2017 Data de aceitacao: 12/12/2017 Esse texto pretende descrever o processo que envolveu a pesquisa, as aulas de laboratorio e a montagem de uma feira de ciencias com alunos do Ensino Fundamental II em uma escola particular na regiao central da cidade de Sao Paulo-SP durante o ano de 2017. Alem de oficinas teatrais para que os alunos pudessem contextualizar os assuntos tratados, os professores utilizaram a metodologia de Resolucao de problemas. On shoulders of giants: a contextualized view of science by elementary school students This text intends to describe the process that involved the research, the laboratory classes and the assembly of a science fair with Elementary School students in a private school in the central region of the city of Sao Paulo during the year 2017. Students identified by specialists with disorders such as hyperactivity and attention deficit were successful in practical activities, as well as improvement in the learning of students with reading difficulties. Theatrical workshops were held so that the students could contextualize the subjects dealt with, the teachers used the methodology of Problem Solving. keywords: Education, Science Teaching, Problem Solving, School Laboratory, Pedagogy.