Scientific Connection: popularization of science in basic education

Abstract

The Conexão Científica is a scientific education project focused on science popularization for Basic Education that considers diversity and equity. This is an interdisciplinary project developed in a hybrid teaching context to promote learning and strengthen scientific initiation for students of the State Secretariat of Education of the Federal District (SEEDF). The project, coordinated in the participating school units (UEs), encourages the development of activities, experiments, debates, technical visits of a scientific nature in conjunction with the local scientific community, which comprises Science and Technology Institutions (ICTs) and Higher Education Institutions (IES) with the aim of offering accessible training to students, teachers, coordinators, managers and the interested public. The initiative involves connecting teachers and students to researchers from the Federal District and public managers.