Aulas de campo no Ensino Básico de Pernambuco: propostas de guias práticos para exploração de alguns ecossistemas litorâneo-costeiros

Abstract

Field classes are important didactic-pedagogical tools that manage to unite theory and practice through meaningful learning. This importance grows even more when this type of activity is used to teach ecology and the environment, since through it, critical citizens can be formed and sensitized to environmental issues, which is extremely necessary today, see the advanced state degradation of our ecosystems. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze how the spheres of Federal and State governments are stimulating the teaching of ecology and the environment, and the use of field activities in schools. Therefore, an evaluation was carried out in the main documents that guide education in the state of Pernambuco, the Common National Curriculum Base and the Pernambuco Curriculum for Education, to quantify the occurrence of terms common to the areas of ecology and environment, as well as to understand how these documents regulate field classes. Furthermore, a preliminary data survey was carried out on the occurrence of field classes in teaching activities or in the education of students in the State, who completed their studies in the last 10 years, and the possible factors that hinder their implementation. From the evaluation carried out, it was possible to verify that the guiding documents of Education in the State have few terms related to the areas of ecology and the environment in their text, and although one of them refers to field classes, a concrete standardization was not observed. For its correct employment in schools. At the same time, it was evident that field classes are still not carried out satisfactorily, since through the survey, few cases of field classes were observed among the interviewees and several factors were raised that hinder their occurrence, among them, problems related to transportation, payment of fees and lack of incentives from the educational institutions themselves. The set of all data obtained in the documental research and in the preliminary survey with the school community culminated in the construction of three field guides for different ecosystems found in the State, aiming at encouraging field classes to teach ecology and the environment. Such field guides, in the form of lesson plans, provide elements necessary for teaching activities, with tips and suggestions for a better exploration of three important coastal-coastal ecosystems, which occur not only in Pernambuco, but also in other brazilian states.