Panorama das ações em astronomia no estado do Pará

Abstract

Formal teaching spaces are environments favorable to the construction of a culture where astronomy and work with this theme can be valued. Given this scenario, this work has as general objective to map the actions and projects aimed at the dissemination of content in astronomy in non-formal spaces of teaching. The specific objectives were intended to conduct a survey about the actions and projects carried out in the State to highlight the importance of non-formal teaching spaces and to identify which are non-formal teaching spaces used in the State of Pará. To reach this

goal, the following research problem was elected: how have actions aimed at teaching- learning astronomy been disseminated in the State of Pará? To answer these

questions, the research adopted the bibliographic study method, which makes it a descriptive-exploratory, qualitative work. The results indicate that the non-formal spaces of teaching, citing as an example the planetariums, allow the teacher, with other pedagogical tools, such as active methodologies, to foster a teaching that unites theory to practice, so that the student can feel that the situations of his daily life are not far from what he sees in theory. As the non-formal spaces of teaching awaken imagination, creativity, critical thinking and other skills and abilities, this research highlights their qualities, but does not rule out the barriers and challenges related to these environments.