Percepção dos alunos do 9º ano da escola Santa Terezinha sobre agrotóxicos

Abstract

The use of pesticides in agricultural production process has brought a lot of inconvenience and modifications to the environment. The objective of this study was to investigate and verify with the 25 students in the 9th grade of elementary school, the State School Santa Terezinha, through the application of a questionnaire, the degree of awareness and knowledge of them about the risks and impacts of pesticides, both for people and for the natural environment. The results showed an important result, which can be seen that most students know what pesticides and serving. Have knowledge that there is frequent use of pesticides in the agricultural sector of the city of Constantine, and also the importance of environmental education to assess the overuse and contamination of the environment. It is crucial both for society and for the environment, investigate the opinion and perception on the effects caused by pesticides on the planet, and the Environmental Education as a mediator, allowing changes in the conception of human beings and natural resources, to promote, thus, a change also in the environment. Environmental education from the early grades is extremely necessary in order to come in the near future, instilling in the minds of students, some of whom likely farm workers, it is possible to work in rural areas producing healthy food, that generate profits without harm the environment the health of populations. The context in which environmental education acts not only issues such as the use of pesticides should be highlighted, but also the care of the waste disposal, both organic and dry, the issue of recycling, the importance of environmental preservation. As well as the care and positions we should take from the moment we are experiencing major climate disasters, where the natural environment of which we are all part, continue to take more space in global discussions, and pass a cause for changes in attitudes regarding this, of societies.