Produção de recurso educacional para uso transversal em educação ambiental: "Planeta Verde: cuidando do meio ambiente"

Abstract

Nowadays, there have been recurrent events that cause damage and harm to the environment, affect many victims (including fatal ones) and also destroy buildings and properties. These occurrences are largely caused by human actions, in the lack of knowledge for the environment protection and carelessness with the next generations that will enjoy the environment and its resources. Environmental Education discussed and studied in the school setting, has great importance in the formation of the individual, making it sometimes, choose to cooperate in favor of the maintenance of the environment, as a result of the recognition of its individual and collective role, through the structuring of its knowledge around the information about the causes and effects of environmental degradation, for example. This socio-environmental responsibility discussed at school can lead to a dialogue at home with family and friends, and the learning is not restricted to the student only. In view of this, this work aimed to produce an educational resource in the format of a digital booklet, addressing environmental topics, from the discussion of the cause up to the understanding of the harmful factors to the environment, which can be minimized through good habits. In addition to learning related to the environment, the booklet also brings chemical concepts present in the context of environmental topics, seeking to involve the reader with the perception of Chemistry in their everyday. All this, through an explanatory, informative and instructive material. This material can be used at school from the first year of High school (not only in Chemistry classes), considering a proposal of deepening the formative itineraries. The resource has an uncomplicated and accessible language to anyone interested in reading and increasing their knowledge on the subject. The resource was produced in a free graphic design creation platform, with an attractive layout for the reader and the graphic presentation of the molecules was produced through free molecular modeling software. Thus, it facilitates the visualization of molecules and the understanding of the Chemistry within the context of environmental topics promoting the reader’s understanding of environmental questions through reading the booklet. The digital resource provides easy access by computers or smartphones, but also considers the option of the printed physical version, thinking about a future publication of this educational resource.