Especies arboreas, arbustivas e herbaceas do Parque Taquaral (Campinas, SP) : subsidios para atividades de ensino não-formal de botanica / Tree, shrub and herbaceous species of Parque Taquaral (Campinas, SP): subsidies for non-formal teaching activities of botany

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

The underexplored potencial of many green urban areas and the uninteresting way in which Botany is usually teached inside classroom were some of the issues that motivated the accomplishment of this research. Its main objectives were: (1) offer subsidies for the establishment of a closer relationship between the flora of an urban area and its present and potential users and (2) make a experience of utilization of that area, bringing the informal dimension into the context of the formal teaching, in order to try to make the learning process of Botany more pleasant. The survey of the herbaceous, shrub and tree species that occur in five subareas of the study area ? the Parque Taquaral ? was accomplished. 169 species were found; among the 157 identified until the species level, 94 are native, 62 are exotics and one is an artificial hybrid. The information gathered about the subareas revealed that each of them have, comparatively, certain characteristics that favour the accomplishment of activities ? high total number of species, high quantity of small-sized species, high concentration of species in a small area. Identification keys (a general one and one for each subarea) were made, trying to use a language accessible to a non-academic public in a way that they can be used by the Parque users or by activity-planners. The subarea that presented the highest number of species (71) was used for an experience of Botany teaching. The teaching activity was accomplished with two 6th grade classes and planned with their Science teacher. Action-research principles based this process, during which a constructivist approach was tried. The lectures in classroom were given by the Science teacher and the data was collected by the present author by means of participant and non-participant observation and field diary. The activity in the Parque was leaded by the present author; it was tape-recorded and also registered in written form by field assistants. Success and challenges emerged during the analysis of these activities. The participation was stimulated and effectively detected in the Parque ? in the form of a vast variety of comments, questions and attitudes ?, but the need of strategies that stimulate the concentration of the students in the main activities themes could also be noticed; despite it was tried to approach concepts in an integrated way, the fragmentation was not completely overcome in these approaches. It is expected that new experiences adapt, improve and enrich the proposal offered by this research

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non-formal education botanica - estudo e ensino educação não-formal floristic survey green areas study and teaching levantamento floristico botany

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