SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF LITERATURE: TEACHING ABOUT BEES POLLINATION IN THE EARLY YEARS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ensino sobre a polinização por abelhas nos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental

Abstract

Environmental Education (EE) carried out from the early years of schooling can be a strategy to raise students' awareness and generate reflections on ecology. Given the current scenario of environmental degradation due to deforestation, fires, excessive use of pesticides and urbanization, some species of pollinators, such as bees, are threatened with extinction. This is, therefore, an emerging theme, since these insects play a fundamental role in the conservation of ecosystems and are vital for the maintenance of natural cycles. In this sense, the present research aimed to investigate, from a Systematic Literature Review, the teaching about pollination based on the following question: How is the teaching of bee pollination approached in the early years of Elementary School? To this end, we carried out searches via Google Scholar, on the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations platform and on the Capes portal. The selection took place based on references that specifically dealt with content on pollination within the scope of teaching aimed at Elementary School (EF) – Early years. As a result, we obtained 30 works selected by Google Scholar, only 8 of which were focused on the early years of EF. When searching through the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations and Capes journals, we came across a lack of publications on the topic in focus in the initial years of the EF. Because, we only found references aimed at the final years of PE and High School. This fact reveals the need to develop research and publications in the initial phase of schooling that deal with issues related to bees.