Uma reflexão sobre o manuseio e acondicionamento de embalagens de agrotóxicos como variável de educação ambiental: na 7ª e 8ª séries do ensino fundamental

Abstract

The present work is constituted in a reflection proposal about the handling, packaging and final destination of the empty packings of pesticides as variable of Environmental Education, that took place at the Municipal School of Fundamental Teaching João Frederico Savegnago located in the municipal district of Silveira Martins. This proposed moments of discussion in classroom through interdisciplinary works and lectures. To look for a theoretical referencial on the subject it was done necessary a revision of the literature related with the Environmental Education, ethics, sustainability and pesticides. The methodology used for the development of this project was based in the qualitative approach of the rechearch which was composed by several encounters. Initially a meeting was accomplished with the director of the school to discover the interest of the institution in participating in the project, soon soon afterwards took place another one, now with the teachers with the intention of touching them as the importance of the environmental component in classroom, and of the interest in working in an interdisciplinary way this subject. In another moment it was decided which the groups would do part of the project. Chosen the groups was asked to the students would be willing do her part of the proposal, and that way would like to work this subject in the several disciplines. Through the students' suggestions other encounter was accomplished in order to if plans the activities worked out and inside of the classroom in agreement with the possibilities of the school and of the teachers. Starting from this moment they began the interdisciplinary works that counted with the teachers' collaboration involved in the project. The measure that the work grew the teachers discussed on the repercussion of the developed proposal. With the end of the project the teachers ended that to work the. Environmental Education it is a constant challenge, where the school is defined as an opportunity of building with the students and the community, knowledge, new postures, concepts and values so that she can demand coherent environmental politics with the community's reality.