NAVIGATING A SEA OF KNOWLEDGE: EXPLORING THE OCEAN WITH THE STATION ROTATION METHODOLOGY IN A 1ST GRADE CLASS

Abstract

The use of active methodologies in education brings countless potentialities to the teaching-learning process. In this context, this communication emerges from the intervention project “Origins of the sea: between tides and memories”, developed in the 1st Cycle of Basic Education, within the scope of the Supervised Educational Practice of the Master's Degree in Preschool Education and Teaching of the 1st Cycle of Basic Education. This article highlights the learning unit subordinated to the question: “How important is the sea?” in which the aim was to raise awareness among students about the relevance of the sea, using the active methodology of Rotation by Stations. The activity was organized in four stations, integrating different areas of knowledge. Action Research was the selected research methodology and several data collection instruments and techniques were used, namely reflective narratives, observation notes and student productions. The results showed a high level of student involvement and appreciation of the sea as a natural and cultural heritage, promoting active, meaningful and interdisciplinary learning, as well as the development of critical thinking skills, oral and written expression, logical reasoning, creativity and collaborative work. It is concluded that the methodology is an effective strategy, student-centered, attentive to diversity and appropriate to the challenges of 21st century education.