Educação ambiental: uso consciente da energia elétrica e aplicação de alternativas para diminuição do consumo

Abstract

The consumption of electric energy has been increasing with the approach of clean technologies and the unconcerned waste from industry and population. This paper had the purpose of spreading the information about the damage that the uncontrolled use of electric energy may cause and to diffuse suggestions about controlling the spend of energy for students, their families and to the community. The public aimed was a class of 21 students of the 8th grade of the Elementary Education from the Escola Luterana São Mateus – Sapiranga. Education actions were developed were it was tested, through a questionary, the initial knowledge of the students and, in the end, what they have learned and which habits were changed. Activities accomplished such as researches, debates, maquetas, maps, presentations, experiments, confection of sticking plasters and the studying of the energy bill took the a expressive learning. More important than knowing how to judge the characteristics, the production and transmission of the electric energy is being able to perceive that the theme was spreaded for a whole scholar community. The Environment Education, worked in school, get ahead the walls of the education establishments and reaches many other people through teachers and students. This is one of the means by which the society change its habits, take new attitudes that collaborate in the reduction of the environment impact and cooperate for the preservation of the natural resources.