Mudanças climáticas no quintal da escola: o que os professores de ciências da comunidade ribeirinha do distrito de Itapeim – CE nos contam?

Abstract

Knowing the conception and perception of teachers in relation to climate change is important to develop environmental education strategies based on the reality of these professionals. Thus, the objective of this work was to understand the conceptions, perceptions, and difficulties on the theme of climate change from the perspective of science teachers who work in schools located near the Piranji River. To achieve these objectives, a questionnaire with 10 questions was applied to Science teachers from two schools located close to the Piranji River. For the analysis of the information collected, Bardin's content analysis was used. This information was categorized into: (1) Conceptions about climate change, (2) Perception about the effects of climate change, (3) Teachers' perception about the impacts of climate change in Piranji and Category (4) Challenges and Potentialities. Teachers conceive climate change in a simplistic way, without thinking about the causes and consequences, in addition, the perception of the effects of climate change by teachers is influenced by the Piranji River. In addition, the main difficulties in discussing this topic in the classroom are the lack of interest from the community and students, the lack of resources and the content and approach of the textbook. However, teachers believe that the school has the potential to discuss this issue and turn students into citizens committed to the environment. As a product, a booklet was produced with information in a more didactic and accessible language for teachers and a lesson plan was made available for teachers to present this theme in a more playful way. From this, Science teachers can be agents in the conservation of the environment, especially where they are inserted, in addition to sensitizing the community to jointly think about alternatives to mitigate the effects of climate change.