Da sensibilização à confecção de jogos: atividades sobre consumo, produção e destinação de resíduos sólidos no ambiente escolar

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to raise the awareness of students in third year high school through a didactic sequence (SD) on the consumption, production, and disposal of solid waste, from the critical perspective of environmental education (EA). to motivate them to reflect and act on socio-environmental issues. Throughout the SD several activities were developed in order to facilitate the construction of knowledge about EA in a significant way. Among these activities are expository dialogues, field lessons, questionnaires, video production and didactic games, which were applied and evaluated by the students. The Critical Environmental Education, the CTSA movement, the application of SD, and the Ludic Teaching concepts, specifically using didactic games were used as a theoretical reference. The initial production using a mixed questionnaire allowed to raise their previous knowledge while make them reflect about EA. The field lessons and the production of the videos made the EA be approached in a contextualized way. The students produced didactic games about consumption, production, and disposal of solid waste, which was considered a high and positive point of the SD. The didactic games were also applied at the school Science Fair and were also evaluated by the students. In general, the SD on consumption, production, and disposal of solid waste, was considered an effective didactic strategy to approach issues related to EA since it allowed the students to make contact to the theme based on different strategies. This approach provided a critical reflection about the integration of both students and teachers while place them in the position of protagonists of their own knowledge, contributing to a meaningful learning process.