A contribuição da geografia para ações de educação ambiental: manejo de resíduos

Abstract

Given the environmental problems in which we live, resulting from consumption, the generation of waste and their final destination, Environmental Education actions in schools are necessary. Since this enables the process that consists of a change in behavior to develop agents that transform and protect life on our planet, making these actions essential to contribute to raising students' awareness of environmental problems, seeking to minimize issues related to solid waste. . In the development of this research, we sought to analyze the contribution of geography in the teaching and learning process, highlighting the importance of Environmental Education through the contents worked in the classroom that combine the theme of Solid Waste in the 9th and 3rd year classes of High School. In this process, the main contribution came from the analysis of actions and approach to Environmental Education at School. The methodology used was descriptive and exploratory with a qualitative approach. The procedures were bibliographical research on the topic, followed by field research, where a survey questionnaire with five questions was applied to identify the knowledge that students had in relation to environmental education and solid waste, in the 9th grade class, thirty-eight. three (33) students participated and in the 3rd year thirty-one (31) students, it was possible to identify that the majority of students had no knowledge of the topic, after which classes were presented relating geography content to environmental education and solid waste, in the 9th year the content worked on was Globalization, and Environmental Education in the content was, Globalization and the Environment, at this time it brought up the problem of consumption and the production of waste caused by this process. In the 3rd year, the subject studied was Urbanization, Environmental Education in the content, it was with a research activity in their neighborhoods, where it was possible to make students reflect on urban pollution in the neighborhood in which they live, and bring it to the classroom the discussion of how to change this reality. To emphasize recycling, a workshop was held with the classes on the dynamics of selective collection, where students had to dispose of the waste in their respective bins. Finally, a questionnaire was administered again to check knowledge, and with results after classes, more than 90% of students responded positively. Thus, with the classes taught and the results of the questionnaire, the importance of geography in environmental education was concluded when proposed in a constant, interdisciplinary and transversal manner in its content with the perspective of forming citizens who are environmentally aware of their duties and responsibilities in the face of environmental problems. arising from the issue of responsibility for the waste generated as a result of their actions. Keywords: Environmental Education. Geography. Solid Waste. Recycling.