Palestra e maquete: uma abordagem para o ensino sobre saneamento básico

Abstract

This article aimed to show the importance of having basic sanitation for 7th grade students at the José Basson School Unit. To this end, students were shown through an expository class the advantages and benefits that a city ends up acquiring when it has a sewage network, garbage collection, among others. Subsequently, it was proposed that the students divide themselves into two groups to create two models, one of which showed a city that had basic sanitation and the other that did not. In the end, the students chose two representatives to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of each model, this served to awaken students' critical thinking regarding the different situations addressed. During the project, an endemic disease agent from the city of Cocal was invited to discuss basic sanitation and the forms of care that must be taken at home to avoid becoming infected with diseases that can be transmitted through lack of sanitation and hygiene. After the methodologies were carried out, a post-test was applied to find out whether they had a significant improvement in relation to the pre-test. After analyzing the responses, an improvement was noted in some questions and this can be associated with the methodologies that were developed during the project, as it made the student think and be active in their own teaching and learning. Therefore, it is concluded that when the student is included in classes, they feel more motivated to learn, since they are active subjects and not mere receivers of knowledge. It can also be noted that the use of models and lectures were of great relevance, as students performed better in the tests and it was a way of working in groups and thus developing other skills such as behavioral, empathy, responsibility and collaboration.