CLIMATÉRIO E MENOPAUSA NA EJA: UMA PROPOSTA INVESTIGATIVA MEDIADA POR MODELO ANATÔMICO IMPRESSO EM 3D

Abstract

The present study presents an investigative proposal aimed at Youth and Adult Education (EJA), focusing on the climacteric, menopause, and women’s health beyond the reproductive perspective. The main objective was to develop an Investigative Teaching Sequence (ITS) that may foster knowledge construction, mediated by a three-dimensional anatomical model of the female genitourinary system, 3D-printed as a pedagogical resource to promote scientific literacy and value the students’ experiences. The applied and qualitative research resulted in the development of an educational product structured into investigative stages that encompass problematization, hypothesis formulation, exploration of the model, group investigation, socialization, and systematization of knowledge. The proposal seeks to enhance meaningful learning, foster spatial perception, and promote critical reflections on the female body, contributing to demystifying the climacteric and menopause and to understanding them as natural processes of life. The proposal reaffirms the importance of inclusive and emancipatory pedagogical practices in EJA, capable of integrating biological, social, and cultural dimensions of women’s health.