A viagem de perséfone: o dialogo entre a mitologia grega e o conceito de estações do ano

Abstract

The present work presents and discusses an experiment carried out in the discipline of Methodology of the Teaching of Sciences of the undergraduate course in Biological Sciences of the Federal University of Lavras - MG (UFLA), in order to understand how the utilization of Greek mythology contributes to the construction of the concept of Seasons of the year. In addition, this work, also, aims to verify how this discipline helps the initial training of teachers. For the analysis of this work, qualitative research was used. In the qualitative research the method of analysis by categories, derived from the analysis of content was used. The analysis was carried out on the written and discussed stories within the theoretical framework adopted. The paper seeks to contribute to discussions about the context in which the teaching of science is embedded. From the analysis of the discussion it was possible to notice the importance of the use of the myth in the construction of knowledge and, in addition, to perceive the relevance of the discipline in the Teacher training.