Laboratórios de ciências nas escolas públicas de ensino fundamental de Caxias-MA: disponibilidade e estrutura para o ensino experimental

Abstract

Laboratory practices can function as an interaction of theoretical classes, as a powerfulcatalyst in the process of acquiring new knowledge, as living a certain experience facilitates the learning of content related to it. As a methodological strategy, we opted for the research ofa field study with a quantitative and qualitative approach and a descriptive character. For the survey of the current structural condition and policies adopted in the laboratories of the schools, the adapted checklist methodology was used. In addition, check the requirements of the Regulatory Standards (NR) in order to evaluate the organization of work safety, PPE, signaling and identification, among others. The objective of this work was to analyze the availability and structure of science teaching laboratories in elementary schools in the municipal network of the city of Caxias-MA. The study revealed that from the data obtainedin this research, it is concluded that the Science Laboratories are of great relevance to servethe students of the municipal public network of Elementary School in the peripheral regionsof the city of Caxias. Although the implementation of the laboratories is still in its infancy,the professionals who are in charge of the projects are all trained, with at least training in Licentiate