O mundo das libélulas: O que sabem os alunos do ensino fundamental no município de Uruçuí, Piauí?

Abstract

Dragonflies are important insects for the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, in addition to being good indicators of the quality of these environments. Even with all the importance of the group, dragonflies are little known by the population, including Basic Education students. In this context, this work aimed to investigate the knowledge that Basic Education students in the municipality of Uruçuí, Piauí, have about the ecology and importance of these insects. The study was carried out with students in the 7th, 8th and 9th years of Elementary School II in a public school in the municipality. A questionnaire containing 20 questions with open and closed questions was applied, which sought to analyze the students' prior knowledge about dragonflies, for example the type of environment in which they live, food, importance, threats they suffer. A total of 141 students were interviewed, of which 105 (74%) said they knew the dragonfly in the adult phase, which is terrestrial, but 87 (62%) said they did not know the larval phase, which is aquatic. Many students made mistakes or did not answer questions related to the environment, food, importance, and threats suffered by these insects. Therefore, it is concluded that there are