A educação ambiental no Ensino Fundamental: construindo os princípios dos 7Rs no contexto de atividades investigativas junto ao ensino de ciências

Abstract

In this monograph, we investigate how the teacher researcher, under the guidance of science teacher (teacher supervisor) of a Estadual school, develops and directs educational activities that involve environmental education, emphasizing knowledge about the Conservation Principles of 7Rs. Data production followed the guidelines of the qualitative research of the type participant observation. The selection and development of didactic-pedagogical resources and strategies used by the teacher and identification of interactions and appropriations of students, class sizes of the sixth grade of elementary school, in the reconstruction and expansion of knowledge about the Conservation Principles of 7Rs were analyzed by means of questionnaires, records in field note-books and organization and development, in theoretical and practical lessons, investigative activities aimed at environmental conservation. Through the questionnaire feature the teacher supervisor and identify concepts related to the teaching and learning process in natural sciences. We support our discussions on environmental education and sustainability studies, emphasizing the Conservative Principles of 7Rs. We note that the teacher researcher, in its pedagogical practice, developed pedagogical actions, focused on environmental education, sustainability, as a means for the development of concepts, attitudes and conservation procedures, enabling students to interact responsibly with the environment in which they live