Tectónica Global e Trabalho Prático: Contribuição para um Sentido Inovador do Ensino

Abstract

The main target of the workshop is to present a consequent set of experiments easily performed in any classroom with a minimum of specific materials. The experiments to be demonstrated do not constitute a random set. They were organized having in mind a definie philosophy of action which may be represented in a map of scientific concepts. Besides, this set of experiments is intended to overcome one of the main problems faced by Geology Instructors, i.e. the problem of phenomena visualisation that hampers the conceptualisation efforts of the students. The logic consequence of this workshop will be the debate of the epistemological and didactic roots of Experimental Instruction in Earth Sciences, emphasizing the scientific approaches of all the subjects.