Contribuições do ensino de química para o desenvolvimento da educação ambiental.

Abstract

The Chemistry Teaching should contribute to the development of processes by which the individual build social values, knowledge, skills, attitudes and skills geared to the conservation of the environment and of common use, that is, with Environmental Education. Aiming at this, the activities of this research turned to the students of the 3rd year of high school of EEEMFMM City Damiao-PB in order to involve them in chemistry class and implementation of educational activities, relating this curricular component with environmental education, promoting discussion about the responsibility and the social role of every citizen regarding the care of environment, through explanatory and interactive classes, textual production and posters, presentation seminars, field activities , etc. Following the objectives of Chemistry Teaching for Secondary Education, in this case specifically with regard to the formation of conscious citizens, the development of sustainable habits and the preservation of the environment, and to relate the chemistry worked in the classroom with everyday events. Showing that the trial in middle school has educational function and can be performed in the classroom, which allows the student to making meaningful data with which to verify or propose explanatory hypotheses. According to the questionnaires, 60% o f students said that the chemistry classes contributed greatly to their knowledge of environmental education and more than 50% were considered protagonist in the construction of their knowledge.