Kit Massemba: o uso da robótica na aprendizagem da cultura popular santamarense.

Abstract

This final course project proposes a prototype kit intended to integrate local popular culture, computing, and education, with a set of practical and technological activities based on principles of robotics and the popular culture of Santo Amaro-BA, which can be built from generating themes originating from the cultural manifestations of Santo Amaro. Within the scope of qualitative research, the theoretical foundation was constructed as a means of ensuring the scientific support of Robotics and popular culture, thus demonstrating the importance of the robotics kit that points to local issues through pedagogical paths (versions by theme). The research identified a construction scheme for a robotics kit that works with various versions linked to cultural groups, monuments, and personalities of Santo Amaro, along with robotics topics in sensors, mechanics, electricity, and programming. In short, the proposal highlights how innovation in education can be enriched by a contextualized approach within the geographical, historical, and cultural context of the Recôncavo Baiano region, highlighting possibilities for including Afro-Brazilian relations in school curricula.