Ensino de biodiversidade do bioma Pampa mediado pela educação ambiental: efeitos em tempos de ensino remoto

Abstract

The Pampa biome is among the six Brazilian biomes and has great biodiversity, however it is one of the biomes that suffers most from the environmental crisis, especially with the rapid degradation of its natural landscapes. In addition, it is one of the most neglected biomes in Brazil, even by its inhabitants, generating a lack of knowledge about the environment. Environmental education is an important process to awaken people to the importance of the Pampa and its biodiversity. This work aims to raise awareness among science/biology teachers about the biodiversity of the Pampa biome, proposing a reflection based on their experiences in teaching this theme. We also hope to find out which strategies these teachers are using to adapt their classes to the remote teaching caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The research is qualitative and descriptive, and the methodology relied on an online questionnaire, containing seven questions, which were answered by seven biology teachers. Through the analysis of the results, it was concluded that the teachers have knowledge about the concepts of biodiversity and the pampa biome, although in a generalized way, and cite the lack of adequate material and the heavy workload as challenges in teaching the subject. As facilitating alternatives, they use activities more related to the reality of the learner. As for remote teaching, the teachers consider unequal access to the Internet and the more restricted relationship with students as the main challenges, and use shorter activities where the student can be more active in the learning process as a class strategy to facilitate learning in remote teaching.