Criação e uso de bússola nas aulas de Geografia no Ensino Fundamental

Abstract

Location and spatial orientation are part of our daily lives. We often do not remember the presence of Geography in such everyday acts as going to work, school, church and other places. From this reflection came the idea of building a low-cost compass combined with a practical activity so that students could better understand the cardinal and collateral points, as well as spatial orientation in Geography classes in the sixth year of Elementary School II at the Senador Rachid Saldanha Derzi Municipal School, in Campo Grande/MS. The objectives were to create a compass to use in classes, to encourage and involve students in their learning process. To understand the phenomena that occur in the experience, it was necessary to carry out a bibliographical survey on websites, magazine articles and books, and to learn how to build the compass, some videos available on the YouTube video platform were watched. It was possible to conclude that practical activities stimulate students' curiosity and participation, streamlining the learning process. In addition, as it is a simple and lowcost activity, it can be replicated in any Basic Education school.