Recursos ergogênicos: um olhar contextualizado para o ensino de química

Abstract

The use of ergogenic resources, such as food supplements and anabolic steroids, has increased greatly in recent years, due to the great demand for a socially accepted body. socially accepted body, understanding the chemical composition of these resources and how they affect health can be the key to finding a suitable dietary supplement. supplement. Education, through knowledge of chemistry, can be a guiding in the regular use of appropriate resources, given that in today's society young people are more likely to are more likely to use these resources irreg ularly. With this in mind, the main objective is to promote the teaching of chemistry through knowledge of about ergogenic resources, as well as promoting knowledge about the misuse can cause to the human body. A methodology used was action research, combining approaches based on collective collective self-reflection for a more complete understanding of a given phe nomenon. phenomenon. After analyzing the data, it can be seen that most of the participants participants gained a better understanding of the subject. In this way, it was concluded that chemical education can help to form citizens who are critical, questioning and know how to use the knowledge they in the classroom.