A criação de um e-book de mapas mentais para nortear o ensino da geografia do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

Abstract

Recognizing the importance of weaving relationships between the content taught in Geography and the spaces in which students live, this work demonstrates the step-by-step and theoretical basis for the elaboration of a mind map e-book focused on the Geography of Rio Grande do Norte (RN). The author decided to present the main aspects of Physical Geography for two reasons: the first is related to the fact that traditional textbooks describe global and national aspects, but not the local ones; the second was to consider that even through changes in the Geographic Space, the physical bases of the territory remain. The mind maps technique was chosen because they present themselves as a stimulating strategy that can encourage students to develop different kind of knowledge dynamically. The purpose of preparing this e-book is to contribute to the study of geography teaching methods so that we can offer this material as a possibility of teaching geography in RN. The e-book was developed using the Clip Studio Paint and Canva applications, from which digital paintings, map creation and construction of mind maps were carried out. The 38-page e-book, entitled " Aspectos físicos do Rio Grande Norte em Mapas Mentais", deals with issues of climate, vegetation, relief, geological formation, hydrography and soils of RN.