Brincando e aprendendo: Vivências e reflexões no processo de organização de uma mostra de ciências

Abstract

We have the responsibility to return the knowledge produced within the academic environment to society, a work carried out through scientific dissemination actions, one of which is developed by museums. The Fun with Science and Art Museum (DICA), located in the city of Uberlândia/MG, is aimed at strengthening relations between society and scientific knowledge. It aims to make the population aware that this type of learning is not totally distant or out of reach, since science is directly present in everyone's daily life. The Brincando e Aprendendo (B&A) project is part of the activities of the DICA Museum and aims to create a space with interactive activities in which students and the general population have effective contact with science. The present study is an experience report, which, through a case study, presents the reflections based on the experience as a member of the organizing committee of B&A in the period from 2014 to 2017. It describes how they were worked, in each edition, the main pillars of the event, seeking to understand how these steps were conceived, developed and created to build a playful and interactive event. As a result, it was possible to notice an evolution over the years in several aspects, from the organization, through the quality of the dissemination and the activities offered and even in relation to the target audience, where I noticed that we were able to reach beyond the school public. In this way, Brincando e Aprendendo fulfilled its role of popularization, dissemination and science education, and because it is organized by a science museum, it also fulfilled the role of enabling the formation of critical subjects and the recognition of science as a public heritage.