APPROACHES IN TEACHING MICROBIOLOGY FOR THE PROMOTION OF LITERACY SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION OF MIDDLE LEVEL STUDENTS

Abstract

Brazilian public education currently faces numerous problems, from the lack of infrastructure in schools to inadequate levels of Scientific Literacy (CA) of students. Thus, teaching content related to Biology, especially Microbiology in a contextualized has been challenging. In the hope of bringing contributions to the teaching of Microbiology in public high schools, the work aimed to present new teaching proposals through of the E-book: "The Biology that we don't see: practical classes for schools without laboratories”. The work was elaborated after carrying out bibliographic surveys on the types of active methodologies and experimental practices related to Microbiology. Teaching by Investigation methodology was selected for its ability to provide the development of active learning activities to promote CA and critical thinking in students, through the resolution of problems contextualized in everyday life, in addition to the feasibility of its application in basic education by the Biology teachers. The work is suitable for classes from 1st  to 3rd years of high school and based on the competences and skills of the Brazilian National Common Curriculum Base, having as target audience Biology teachers from the public network. The product aims to encourage teachers to develop practical classes in Microbiology, through the use of accessible materials combined with the application of the selected methodology for the development of cognitive and metacognitive skills, aiming at meaningful learning and the development of autonomy and protagonism, for the future formation of more conscious citizens about the role of science for the society in which they are inserted.