1 - Instituto de Biologia da UFRJ

Informative and educational materials
developed:
1. Game “A Tour of the Antarctica”: The game consists of
a path divided into gaps of different alternating colors
(yellow, green, pink and blue) and for each color there
are their respective cards. These cards, in addition to
determining the course of the game, contain information
and fun facts about interactions among marine
organisms, about birds and mammals, about the icy
continent, as well as aspects of man’s relationship with the
Antarctic environment. Players are the pins themselves
and the number of spaces to move is determined by
rolling a giant dice, which contains numbers from 1 to 6.
The objective of the game is to get children, adolescents
and young people to know a little of the ecosystems of
this region in an enjoyable and dynamic way (Figure 3).
2. Interactive panel magnetized: an interactive panel
illustrating the antarctic environments with the different
Magnets shaped like animals and plants for the children
to place, choosing the most appropriate place for each
species and discussing with the mediator (Figure 4).
3. DVD: Antarctica is first shown in a short animated
video by these characters: the blue whale, the blue whale
cub, Weddell the seal and Gentoo the Penguin. In this
animation the blue whale takes its calf, which was born
near the Brazilian coast, to discover Antarctica for the
first time. It uses the long journey to tell a little about the
Antarctic continent and, when they arrive there, with
the help of the seal and the penguin, news things will
happen. After this brief introduction, the public is invited
to interact with various topics present in the DVD,
including a history of discovery and exploration, fauna,
flora and the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station,
where the researchers stay. The Antarctic ecosystems,
their biodiversity, importance to global climate dynamics
and some of the environmental problems created by
human presence are presented. In this DVD there is
also an interactive game of questions and answers for
checking learning. Links to interesting websites on the
topic will also be made available (Figure 5).
4. Antarctic animal hats: developed with painted
craft foam, these were used to dramatize ecological
interactions among marine organisms: krill, fish, seal,
skua, penguin and whale (Figure 6).
5. Informative panels, EACF model and Antarctic
clothes: two panels inform the visitor about what the
Figure 4. Interactive panel magnetized. Photo: Rômulo L. Casciano.
Figure 3. Game “A Tour of the Antarctica”. Photo: Rômulo L. Casciano.
Figure 5. DVD with Antarctic environment images and interactive game
of questions and answers for checking learning. Photo: Rafael B. Moura.
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