Proposição e desenvolvimento de atividades de educação sobre insetos em área verde urbana de Fortaleza

Abstract

Despite their ecological, economic and social importance, insects are almost all recognized for the damage and harm they can cause to human society except for rare exceptions. Environmental education can be an important tool for the dissemination of knowledge about insects that use scientific and scientific activities. In cities, there are several spaces with potential for the development of educational activities for the school environment, among these spaces, as green areas, also used by extension projects as a way of locating the university in a society. This work aimed to awaken the environmental sensitivity of people to the entomological fauna of Parque Parreão, through the creation of a local entomological collection, the construction of an educational guide on the entomological fauna of the park and the creation of a game used in the extension activities of the Pro-Parreão project. For entomological collection, dead animals were collected, collected from January to April 2019 and were buried in good condition to be exposed to the public. After collection, the animals were classified at the order level using a classification key and they were conditioned in a wooden box. For the educational guide, books on scientific insect articles were compiled. For the game, 12 insects easily available in the park were chosen. They had body parts drawn on picture cards and development of other game cards to stimulate a discussion about insects. We collected 46 examples that were assembled using five different methods in an entomological box. There is already a guide that provides information on how to relax, but is based on general entomology knowledge, for the development of environmental education activities in the UFC extension project, Pro-Parreão I. The zoom game allows you to remember the subjects used during a guided walk and entomological box display. The visa also decreases the distance of the human versus insect scale, showing how different structures, shapes, textures, cores and habits of these animals. To conclude that the use of these materials along guided walks can demystify the role of insects in Parreão I park, as well as modify the negative view that people suffer from them.