O banco de sementes como ferramenta didático-pedagógica no ensino de conservação para o 7º ano do centro educacional cruzalmense, Cruz das Almas-BA

Abstract

Current works show the aggravation of socio-environmental problems that pose a huge challenge to the development of future generations around the planet, at a time characterized by the constant destruction of nature and its biodiversity. In this way, it creates the need to connect education to environmental conservation. Non-formal spaces such as zoos and herbaria, for example, correspond to educational spaces outside the school environment, and can be used for educational purposes, being important tools in understanding, reflection and, above all, changing behavior about the environmental dilemma. The objective of this work was to investigate students' perceptions about environmental conservation using the seed bank as a teaching tool for environmental conservation, through practical classes in 7th grade students of the Centro Educacional Cruzalmense in the city of Cruz das Almas (BA). The methodology used in this research is qualitative, with the collection of data using questionnaires for data collection. The work consisted of two stages, the first one involving the development of activity in the Forest Park of Mata do Cazuzinha, which constituted a non - formal space and the second stage in the creation of a seed bank by students in the classroom. After the experimental and contextualized activities on the subject, it was evidenced an increase in students' learning, besides the fact that they showed more interest in the subject. Although the work was carried out in only one school and in a single class, the results obtained in this research allowed the recommendation of practical classes and tools used in this work for the teaching of Environmental Conservation as a teaching tool for students' interest in the subject and better learning.