A educação ambiental no ensino de ciências das séries iniciais das escolas públicas na área urbana do município de Santa Helena-PR

Abstract

Environmental Education aims to sensitize society for understanding the dimension of the environment in which we live, linking the direct relationship of man with nature. This paper aims to present the actions developed by teachers on the theme of Environmental Education, in the teaching of Elementary School Sciences of Santa Helena, Paraná. The importance of the teacher in the mediation of environmental education is presented, highlighting the importance of these questions and their interdisciplinarity in elementary school, in order to make them critical citizens and responsible for the environment. A questionnaire was applied to 7 teachers of publicschool in the urban area of Santa Helen -PR. The themes approached about the environment are developed in the school through projects and pedagogical activities and directed to the Conservationist and Pragmatic aspects. Schools develop Environmental Education through practical classes, outings, lectures, games, lectures, and recreational activities, enabling essential practices in early childhood education and addressing the preservation of the environment. However, the study showed the need for schools to try to expand interdisciplinarity in the developed EE projects and practices, as well as the search for the construction of critical sense of students