TEACHING OF SCIENCES IN NON-FORMAL EDUCATIONAL SPACES: AN INCLUSIVE PROPOSAL FOR THE MUSEUM OF MORPHOLOGICAL SCIENCES OF UFRN
Science teaching; Inclusion; Non-Formal Teaching Space; Didital Media.
Like the waters of a river where one does not bathe a second time, as the pages of a book never re-read by the same eyes, like the looks that launch and resignify each flert. I continue to pursue a harmonious, sustainable, enculturated and plural education that respects diversity. I make use of the Museum of Biological Sciences (MCM) of UFRN as non-formal teaching spaces to make accessible contents of science, through the concept of Universal Design, focusing on the final years of Elementary School. I wondered what kind of teaching strategies and / or materials could be created and inserted in this space that would make the experience, information, sensations and knowledge available to visitors to the museum. From this perspective, I bring as general objective of my research the proposal to expand inclusion activities in the Museum of Morphological Sciences of UFRN for the teaching of zoology and ecology through the production of digital media content in formats accessible to people with disabilities. Thus, from the data obtained in the diagnosis of MCM, I chose to work in the room of the Museum of the Sea, working on contents of the final years of Elementary School. I chose as a symbol animal the turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), a marine species representative not only for the MCM but also for the state of the RN and for Brazil, since it configures itself as Endangered. With focus on the elaboration of an educational product constituted by an Inclusive Kit "The Misadventures of Tetê - a turtle of comb (Eretmochelys imbricata)", composed by: a book printed and in digital format, that counts on audiodescription aspects; objects of tactile exploration to enrich the narrative through textures, sounds and formats; the support manual for the teacher and / or museum monitor; and the video story using a toned and paused narration and subtitling. For the construction of the video I used Draw My Life in which from the narrated story the watercolor images overlap in an accelerated edition, realized in the program Sony Vegas Pro 15. The first chapter constituted the video pilot that underwent the informal evaluation of five people: an EF student, two visually impaired, an audio-cassette writer and a subtitling specialist for the deaf and deaf. As contributions they brought suggestions for improvement in the aesthetics of the legend, simplification of vocabulary, decrease in audio speed, greater interactivity with the viewer and the insertion of introductory notes at the beginning of the video. The following steps will be to correct the product; creation of the manual for use by monitors in museums and / or teachers in the classroom, validation of the kit by the same subjects previously mentioned through a semi-structured interview and, finally, a lecture for the monitors, teachers and MCM staff presenting the "Inclusive Kit".