Abstract

MESQUITA, Nyuara Araújo da Silva  and  SOARES, Márlon Herbert Flora Barbosa. Visões de ciência em desenhos animados: uma alternativa para o debate sobre a construção do conhecimento científico em sala de aula. Ciência educ. [online]. 2008, vol.14, n.03, pp.417-429. ISSN 1516-7313.

Because of the big influence of TV in youngsters’ lives, this research seeks to investigate one kind of TV program for children and teenagers. This investigation consists of a documentary analysis of some episodes of Jimmy Neutron and The Dexter Lab cartoons with the purpose of detecting which science views are broadcast in these episodes. The analysis is made from the point of view of some representative thinkers in the philosophy of science. These ideas are important in understanding how science thinking has developed in our society. This present article shows the use of cartoons as an alternative to motivate debates which will drive the construction of scientific knowledge using an environment familiar to the student.

Keywords : Science Views; Cartoons; Science Teaching.

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