Conhecendo árvores da caatinga: uma experiência em educação ambiental com o 5º ano do ensino fundamental.

Abstract

The biodiversity of the Caatinga, although rich in species, is the least studied among the Brazilian natural regions and the conservation of this biome is necessary due to the desertification process that is spreading in the area. This work deals with an experience in environmental education with 13 students from the 5th grade class of the Municipal School of Primary Education Tancredo de Almeida Neves, located in the city of Cuité-PB, with the objective of planning, executing and evaluating a pedagogical proposal. Trees from the Caatinga biome were used as examples to bring the students closer to nature during four meetings, including lectures, field lessons, drawings and play activities. The research uses a qualitative and descriptive approach. As data collection instruments were used the participant observation with annotations and photographic records of the activities, and drawings made by the students of the school. The results showed that the theme was well received by the students in the expository-dialogue class, establishing the value of the local vegetation, and the resources appeared adequate to the theme and level of education, with emphasis on the playful activity that brought motivation and the field class where students perceived humans as part of the environment. Thus, using these resources, it was possible to initiate a process of sensitization for the conservation of the environment in order to maintain the sustainable quality of life of the population through the relation man-nature-society.