Abstract:
In this work we intend to show that science fiction could be brought to science education to discuss science in a broad perspective, providing connections to the social context and to possible imaginable futures. For that, we made a list of reasons given by authors for the didactic use of the genre and wondered about the vision that it is a simple matter of stimulating students’ interests. We tried approach the question of interest by bringing theoretical contributions from Georges Snyders and Paulo Freire, thereafter presenting the view of specialized science fiction scholars. Finally, we articulated both perspectives by showing how science fiction has features that justify its presence in science didactic activities, which have an effective sense of motivation, not as an artifice to gather sympathy from students toward science, but by being able to present meaningful questions about what all of us would like to approach.
Keywords:
Science fiction; Science education; Literary criticism; Critical pedagogies