This work presents a pedagogical intervention developed and implemented at a planetarium in São Paulo. The activity integrates ancestral narratives about the origin of the Universe and the passage of time into a dome session, combined with a hands-on workshop in which participants recreate indigenous asterisms using punched cards. The proposal draws on the understanding that different communities construct their perceptions of the sky through distinct cultural, historical, and territorial processes, and that such plurality holds a legitimate place in science education settings. The study investigates how the inclusion of cultural astronomy in non-formal education contexts shapes conceptions of the nature of science and brings visibility to diverse ways of knowing and relating to the sky.

Biography:

Giovanna Carvalho de Morais is a teacher, planetarium educator, and science communicator at the Carmo Municipal Planetarium in São Paulo, Brazil. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in the Graduate Program in Science Education at the University of São Paulo (USP), where she researches interculturality and astronomy education in non-formal learning environments. She has previous research experience in stellar astrophysics at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) and educational technology at the Federal Institute of São Paulo (IFSP).