O uso de lixeiras seletivas em sala de aula: uma proposta baseada na educação ambiental

Abstract

This work aims to contribute to the Science Education through research on garbage collection in the classrooms of Elementary Schools. The specific objective is to check the changing attitudes of students by implementing a project using selective collection garbage cans in the classroom of 4th term of Elementary School. Therefore, a research was done consisting of two phases: bibliographical and empirical. Books, articles, laws and documents about garbage, their destination and environmental education were the sources of this research. In the empirical phase, held in a municipal school in Confins-MG, were applied two questionnaires, implemented a project of selective collection and the movie “Wall-e” was exhibited, creating illustrations and discussions. The collected data resulted in graphs which were based on the theoretical data. The results show that the children were sensitized by this project, demonstrating, after the deployment, postures which lead to a higher environmental conservation with respect to the issue of garbage. We believe this work opens new research perspectives on Science Education by practicing.