EXPERIMENTATION IN BIOLOGY AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR THE UNDERSTANDING AND CONSTRUCTION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN TEACHER TRAINING

Abstract

The study analyzed the importance of experimental practices in the teaching of biology to help students understand biological processes, using papaya, beet and pepper seeds in different types of substrates that were the following: coarse sand, leaf litter and commercial substrate, in this way, the research sought to evaluate the germination index of the seeds of these vegetables,  in which it was observed in which substrates the vegetable seeds had a higher germination. The methodology included theoretical classes in the disciplines of physiology and plant ecology, in addition, combining it with the practices that included the preparation of sowing and observation of germination, thus bringing practical classes as complements to theoretical classes, thus promoting skills such as hypothesis creation and data analysis, in addition to developing teamwork and problem-solving skills. Therefore, the work is divided into five sections (introduction, literature review, methodology, results and discussion, final considerations), in this way, the study highlights the relevance of experimentation in science education, evidencing its positive impact on teacher training and biology teaching.