Popularização da Ciência: Desmistificando o Dogma Central da Biologia Molecular

This extension project was presented during the XII edition of the Cultural and Scientific Movement of Aparecida de Goiânia, Goias, Brazil (MOCCA). The objective was to promote the basic scientific knowledge on the flow of genetic information from experimentation by illustrative methods. Each participant answered a questionnaire to assess their prior knowledge of the topic. He was then directed to a monitor that accompanied him, through the interactive environment, presenting illustrations with models, panels, three-dimensional models, as well as the accomplishment of the simple extraction of DNA from a fruit. At the end, the same questionnaire was reapplied. The comparative analysis of the participant’s performance in the questionnaire before and after the activities showed that interactive and illustrative practical approaches contributed positively to the better understanding of the content suggesting that this methodology can be incorporated into the teaching-learning process.