Educação e didática no Ensino Fundamental: aprendendo geociências com kits de minerais e rochas

This article presents a didactic tool for teaching geosciences in elementary school, spreading knowledge about the geological heritage of Rio Grande do Norte (RN) and assisting teachers in the construction of practical-theoretical classes on minerals, rocks and the study of planet Earth. The work is based on three processes: elaboration, application and analysis on the kits. The kits were developed in five stages: bibliographic survey; collection of representative samples of the RN's geology; characterization and documentation of minerals and rocks; assembling the kits. The application was carried out in four stages: guided tour of the exhibition of the “Museu de Minerios do RN”; practical-exhibition workshop with kits; test application for verification of learning; and, delivery of kits to schools. The analysis was carried out using three statistical analysis techniques to assess learning and the description of the case studied. The 248 questionnaires applied revealed the highest rate of correctness for questions that associated minerals and rocks with everyday applications and were related to what was presented in the kits, since questions answered with greater randomness had contents on rock genesis and industrial application of minerals. The participation and interaction are positive points seen in the application of the kits, which can be used in the classroom as didactic material for learning improvement, providing support for contents provided for in the Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) [the Curricular Common National Base].