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The teaching of Science in Brazil: A focus on Early Childhood Education and Initial Grades

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Marluce da Cunha Mantovani University of São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8502-3970
Leandro Teodoro Júnior University of São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6927-8156
Mari Cleide Sogayar University of São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4805-4609

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.10258

Keywords:

Early Childhood Education, Initial Grades of Elementary Education, Legislation, Science Teaching

Abstract

The article explores the relationship between scientific and technological development and the organization of Brazilian society, highlighting the importance of scientific education in addressing contemporary challenges. The methodology employed was qualitative research, using a narrative literature review to analyze science education in early childhood education and the initial grades of elementary school. The aim was to explore legislation and documents from government bodies to contextualize the main achievements and challenges related to science teaching and learning in Brazil.

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Author Biographies

Marluce da Cunha Mantovani, University of São Paulo

She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences with a Medical/Biomedical specialization from the University of Mogi das Cruzes (UMC) (2001), a Master's Degree in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) from the Institute of Chemistry at the University of São Paulo - IQ-USP (2007), an MBA in Health Management and Infection Control from the National Institute of Higher Education and Research - INESP (2011), a Teaching Certificate in Higher Education from the Aldeia de Carapicuíba Teaching Center - CEALCA (2011), Clinical Research Training from INVITARE (2013), a PhD in Medical Sciences from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of São Paulo - FM-USP (2019), and a Specialization in Anatomy and Associated Pathology from Unyleya (2020). She is currently pursuing postdoctoral studies with the NUCEL Group at USP (2019-present) and received international training at the University of Groningen (RUG), Netherlands (2023). Currently, she works as a Senior Researcher and Laboratory Specialist at the Faculty of Medicine, associated with the Biotechnology and Innovation Center of the Technical Division for Support of Teaching, Research, and Innovation (DTAPEPI) (https://biot.fm.usp.br) at the University of São Paulo (USP). She is part of the NUCEL Group of Cellular and Molecular Therapy (www.usp.br/nucel), working on research lines involving: regenerative medicine, type I diabetes, pancreatic islet isolation and encapsulation, as well as the generation of endocrine pancreatic spheroids/organoids. She has experience in Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Diabetes, and the Endocrine Pancreas.

Leandro Teodoro Júnior, University of São Paulo

Industrial Chemistry Technician from the Júlio de Mesquita State Technical School (2013); Bachelor of Science and Technology (2019), Bachelor of Biological Sciences (2023), and currently pursuing a Teaching Degree in Biological Sciences at the Federal University of ABC. He is a PhD candidate in Sciences (Biochemistry) in the Graduate Program in Biochemistry at the Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo. Researcher at the NUCEL Group of Cellular and Molecular Therapy, under the guidance and supervision of Prof. Dr. Mari Cleide Sogayar. He has expertise in biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, organ and system physiology, and the teaching of biological sciences. He is a contracted teacher for the State of São Paulo, working in both upper elementary and high school education. He is also a professor at the UFABC Preparatory School, specializing in Cytology and Genetics. He is the author of the book "An Introduction to the Study of Natural Sciences", 2018 (independently published).

Mari Cleide Sogayar, University of São Paulo

Mari Cleide Sogayar - Productivity fellowship/research award (CNPq – Level 1A)

1968: BS in Biological Sciences (University of São Paulo Biosciences Institute);
1973: Master’s degree (MsSci – University of California San Diego, Biology Dept.);
1977: PhD in Biochemistry (University of São Paulo Chemistry Institute);
1982-1984: Visiting Assistant Professor (Harvard Medical School, Dana Farber Cancer Institute).
1980: Assistant Professor at the University of São Paulo Chemistry Institute;
1987: Associate Professor at the University of São Paulo Chemistry Institute;
2000-2013: Full Professor, Biochemistry Dept., University of São Paulo Chemistry Institute;
2013-present: Senior Professor, Internal Medicine Dept., University of São Paulo Medical School.

Research area: Biochemistry, with emphasis in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology.
Research themes:
a) Cell proliferation control and the origin of neoplasia, using genomics, transcriptomics, functional genomics, and proteomics;
b) Stem cell differentiation aimed at tissue regeneration and repair;
c) Cell therapy based on both adult and stem cells applied to degenerative diseases (clinical human pancreatic islet transplantation in hyperlabile type 1 diabetic patients) and tissue engineering;
d) Production of recombinant proteins in heterologous expression systems (bacteria, mammalian cells, and baculovirus/insect cells system) for the production of recombinant biopharmaceuticals, such as: human prolactin, human leptin, human and bovine follicle-stimulating hormone-FSH, human amylin/IAPP, human clotting factors (FVIII, FIX, and von Willebrand), human Bone Morphogenetic Proteins-BMPs for bone repair, human platelet-derived growth factor-PDGF, human vascular endothelial growth factors-VEGFs, human basic fibroblast growth factor-hbFGF, human granulocyte and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factors-hG- and hGM-CSFs, hR-Spondin, among others.
e) Supervised 41 PhD and 14 MsSci students, and more than 30 post-doctoral fellows; offered training to over 40 undergraduate students.
f) Coordinates the activities of the Cell and Molecular Therapy Translational Research Center (NUCEL) at the University of São Paulo (www.usp.br/nucel).

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The teaching of Science in Brazil: A focus on Early Childhood Education and Initial Grades. (2024). In SciELO Preprints. https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.10258