PENSAMENTO COMPUTACIONAL NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL: ROBÓTICA EDUCACIONAL E INTELIGÊNCIA ARTIFICIAL EM EXPERIMENTO PEDAGÓGICO APLICADO À EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL E À SEGURANÇA

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.8231126280111

• Palavras-chave: pensamento computacional; robótica educacional; inteligência artificial; educação infantil; educação ambiental.

• Keywords: computational thinking; educational robotics; artificial intelligence; early childhood education; environmental education.

• Abstract: The integration of Computational Thinking (CT) into Early Childhood Education has been recognized as a relevant strategy for developing skills related to problem-solving, logical reasoning, pattern recognition, abstraction, and sequential organization of actions. However, at this educational stage, its implementation requires pedagogical practices aligned with child development, prioritizing concrete, playful, collaborative, and contextualized experiences. In this context, Educational Robotics emerges as a promising didactic resource by enabling abstract concepts to be explored through object manipulation, guided experimentation, and practical problem-solving activities. This study aims to analyze the relationship between Educational Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Computational Thinking in Early Childhood Education through a pedagogical experiment developed in a teacher training workshop, emphasizing environmental education and safety principles. The proposal is directed toward Pre-K II contexts and is structured around practical activities involving manipulation, identification, and classification of objects representing solid waste materials, using an educational robotic arm to simulate collection, selection, and proper disposal actions. The research adopts a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive-interpretative approach. The expected results intend to demonstrate the potential of the proposal to integrate educational technology, environmental education, safety, and active learning, contributing to teacher education and to the development of innovative pedagogical practices from the earliest stages of schooling.