A METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH WITH VBL (VIDEO BASED LEARNING) ANALYZING THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE ROCK FIGURES OF THE ALCOBAÇA VALLEY: BUÍQUE - PE
Authors: Andrade Gevson Silva , Barbosa Ivison Marques , da Silva João Victor Santana , Serafim Ana Regina Marinho Dantas Barboza da Rocha , de Oliveira Paulo Cesar , de Carvalho João Allyson Ribeiro , Parente Luciana Rachel Coutinho , Silva Paulo Roberto Florêncio de Abreu e 
Published: October 2024

The Catimbau Valley, located in the municipality of Buíque- PE, which is located at the meeting point of the mesoregions of the Southern Agreste and the Sertão region of Pernambuco, has a predominant biome of the Caatinga, this biome being endemic to the Brazilian Northeast; with a favorable relief and of great interest in field experiences, carved into the Borborema Plateau, with the presence of Massifs and high hills in the landscape, with the variation of 650 to 1000 meters. With all the phytophysiognomy encompassing its natural attributes, which makes this entire environment even more interesting for studying the place, is given through the cave paintings found on the rocks there, with emphasis on the Archaeological Site of the Alcobaça Valley, with records on the bedrock, as well as records on fallen blocks, marked in different times and peoples. Historical marks left by the groups that passed through there are observed. Included in the imagery framework in the category Agreste Tradition (Martin 2000), which is categorized by the singularities of the images made, as well as the techniques for marking the relief. The rock art made by the primary peoples of the Catimbau region contributes to the teaching of Geography, thus allowing an understanding of the geographic space and its dimensions. During the didactic excursion, Geography students were able to analyze the changes in the way of life of the original population, as well as the main physical/natural transformations of the Catimbau Valley. Given the current scenario of basic education in geography teaching, the methods used contribute to traditional teaching, in the way in which teachers reproduce their knowledge and information, without any concern for the construction of knowledge of their respective students, thus the work in question proposes the breaking of the traditional paradigm. The objective of the research is to address how rock art can collaborate in the teaching of Geography and assist in the representation of geographic space for the understanding of spatial dynamics occurring in the territory, seeking to attribute photographs to the teaching of Geography, and to break with the traditional teaching method in basic education. The methodology used is based on “Video Based Learning”, through the recording of the trail of the Alcobaça Archaeological Site by students, to be used in the production of teaching material, being a video that tells the route of the trail, showing the wall with the respective rock art, and the realization of the didactic activity entitled "Geography written in the Reliefs", in which the students will draw the rock art that caught their attention the most and what meaning was attributed to the figure. As a result of the research, we will have the elaboration of the expository video (in editing), and the practical activity carried out in the classroom with the students, which brings different memories and meanings.It is concluded that addressing the use of representations of rock figures in the teaching of Geography helps students to analyze the territory in an innovative way. Therefore, it is clear that didactic excursions are valid and of such importance for future professionals to be able to develop didactic methods that can be applied inside and outside the classroom.