Energia nuclear numa unidade de ensino para a Educação de Jovens e Adultos

Abstract

Nuclear Energy is a topic discussed in different areas of knowledge, involving professionals from areas such as economics, the environment, politics and science. The debates at congresses, seminars and round tables, in addition to the development of research in the area, seek to explore how the production and use of nuclear energy can benefit the population and how to protect them from harm and / or the risks of this production. Given the importance of this theme, we ask ourselves, how to bring knowledge about nuclear energy to society, for lay people (non-scientists), in order to benefit the population to make decisions about the theme in everyday situations? In this perspective, we developed a Teaching Unit with activities on the Nuclear Energy theme, with high school students from EJA II (half of the 2nd year and the 3rd year), in a public school in São Luís, Maranhão, at night . The activities explored cultural knowledge - which in general is not considered important in school practice - in order to develop potentials for valuing knowledge about nuclear energy, and its causes, consequences, benefits and harms. We present the characteristics of Freirian education in line with the education of Youth and Adults and data on school dropout related to the EJA Program in the school where the Teaching Unit was developed, in order to learn about possible causes and consequences of dropout. As a result of the study, we present developed methodological paths, materialized in a Teaching Unit, as a possibility for teaching practices at EJA.