Instagram: recursos digitais e audiovisuais no processo da alfabetização e divulgação científica de astronomia

Abstract

This research sought to highlight and recognize the necessary aspects of the formulation of a didactic proposal regarding the teaching of astronomy, using resources in the transition process of literacy and scientific dissemination, through the platform of the Instagram application. This app can be used on smartphones and searches, in an interactive way, to disseminate content using different tools, promoting a greater interaction with the user. In addition to presenting the application as a knowledge mediator, the study presents the effectiveness that could be achieved with the use of audiovisual resources in the teaching-learning process of astronomy, with the use of resources such as movies, games and videos. For the demonstration a didactic teaching approach was employed, and in addition to the use of the application, the film Interstellar (2014) was used as a mediation of the content it addresses encompassing the study of astronomy. A scientific and dynamic way of presenting a different approach to looking at the study of astronomy was sought. Aiming, therefore, to analyze, investigate and highlight the current education network in Brazil and how this reality can be changed.