A concepção dos docentes de Umuarama – PR, quanto ao ensino da astronomia na disciplina de geografia nas séries finais do ensino fundamental

Abstract

This research sought to portray the reality of astronomy teaching in the final grades of elementary school in the public schools of the municipality of Umuarama, in the State of Paraná. The study focused specifically on the teaching of astronomy within the discipline of Geography where, through a questionnaire with the teachers, it was tried to demonstrate the vision of the same about the teaching of the content, portraying its reality and its difficulties. In this discussion, we consider several factors such as the initial formation of teachers of Geography, the use of media in the classroom and the reality of the astronomy contents in the textbooks used. It was sought through the teacher’s perspective to provide more elaborate studies that could allow a significant improvement in the transposition of astronomy teaching in Brazilian schools, enabling future generations to enjoy this vast and spectacular field of study