Utilização de filmes como material didático para ensino e aprendizagem da educação ambiental: um estudo de caso

Abstract

Environmental education is understood as an important method in the process of awareness and humanization of people, since they exist visually distinct with respect to environmental protection and humanization, hig hlighting their relevance for future generations, in order to generate changes in attitudes and skills Not able to promote the sustainability of natural resources, that is, is capable of forming a major problem with an environmental crisis that is rising i n the modern world. Therefore, the research analyzed the use of films as a methodological instrument for the study of environmental education in elementary education. The study was carried out in the municipality of Cristalândia do Piauí, at the Padre Eliz eu Cavalcante School Unit. Initially, it was carried out in a literature review related to the topic in which it was used to base the research theoretically. Later, a questionnaire was used as a research instrument which sought to verify the socioeconomic characterization and to diagnose the students' perception, the questionnaire was applied without any intervention for the 29 students in the 6th grade class. Regarding environmental problems, about 82.75% answered that they are caused by deforestation, bur ning, pollution, wood exploitation and accumulation of garbage, about 10.34% answered as a problem the discharge of garbage in the water bodies, in the alone and in the streets, and the 6.90% did not know how to respond. When asked about the environmental problems after the film, about 89.65% answered: deforestation, burning, pollution of water and public roads and 10.34% said that pollution is caused by automobiles. Regarding those responsible for solving these problems, 93.10% emphasized that it is humans , in which some of the students emphasized that these should be carried out by environmentalists, that humans should preserve their belongings and do the best, and 6, 90% did not know how to respond. Regarding what the students could do to protect the envi ronment, 93.10% answered not to throw trash in the streets, to pollute the environment, to protect the flora, to clean public roads and not to clear the forests and about 6.90 % They did not answer. It was also realized that both before and after the appli cation of the film a minority considered the human being as an integral part of the environment and this is due to the perception of the human being as part of the environment still in the construction phase.