Educação ambiental no ensino público formal e a sensibilização para o valor e importância da água

Abstract

This work has the theme environmental education in the formal public education and awareness of the value and importance of water and a general aim to verify knowledge and environmental practices through a program of research-educational intervention, directed at students in the 4th grade public school formal Municipal School Bom Pastor in Panambi-RS, for deepening the collective environmental consciousness about the value and importance of water. Through this general goal, we sought to achieve the following objectives: arousing interest, reflection and respect for the environment through the promotion of an interpretive nature trail, encouraging the preservation of natural resources, especially water, to raise awareness of the need for measured and rational use of water, pointing between the means for sustainability, collection of rainwater. This study sought to use environmental education as the main and strategic awareness and prepare students for the extension of critical environmental awareness and the opportunity to develop expertise and skills to understand the value and importance of water and seek alternatives for sustainable use rational, aiming to preserve it and thus minimize waste, pollution and environmental degradation. The study consisted of three steps; since the first phase was the application of a questionnaire on the perception of environmental reality of the student was diagnosed, that students already had some degree of knowledge about the environment. In the second phase took place the trail route interpretative methodological tool that enabled the reading of urban and natural, referring students to think and inquire about the relationships and interdependencies between the causes and consequences of environmental problems, thus leading to an understanding new meanings, facilitating the development and expansion of the learning environment. It was emphasized that drive visitation to a residence, in which he looked and found the benefits of installing a system for collecting rainwater. Even at this stage, promoted in the school distribution and planting of seedlings of native tree species, which helped to seal the commitment and solidarity of the students with the environment. In the third and final phase was accomplished an evaluation computing the final results, concluding that the proposed study helped increase the environmental awareness of students, however this process needs to continue, enhancement, monitoring, and evaluation as the realization of actions and behaviors, it is through practice that is effective changes.