apresentation
DESCRIPTION
Apresentation CorsegaTRANSCRIPT
2013
Instituto Politécnico de Santarém
Escola Superior de Educação
Children’s Conceptions About the Water Pollution
PORTUGAL PRESENTATION
“Our globalised society urges to excessive
consume that is to bring on increase the
exploration of naturals resources and a high
production and waste that causing high
environment damage. In this context, the
environment education creates opportunities for
developing capacities and critical comprehension
capacity of world.”
Braga, Santos & Silva (2010)
Methodology
Inquiring children between 9 – 10 years old of a
primary school in the city;
Analysing their answers and took conclusions;
4 drawings followed by a description;
“The data was collected by a draw. The drawing is
for child the method more effected to transmit
your thinking because the children can represent
over what they know about thy objet, reflecting
the meaning for them.”
Barbosa-Lima & Carvalho, 2008; Pereira, s.d
Inquiry
First question: Which cause water pollution?
Second question: What problems can create water
pollution?
Third question: What you can do for help to reduce
water pollution?
Fourth question: Do you know any problem related
with water pollution in area of Santarem? If you
answer yes, indicates and describes.
Answers
Which cause water pollution?
Throwing waster on the water
Depositing objects and fuels like oil on the
water
Fossil Fuels – 40%
Waste Realese – 80%
Provenance nonspecific – 20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
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%)
Source
What problems can create water pollution?
Death of life beings
Death of some animals that living in water
79% - Death of living beings
(D.I.B)
33% - Health and wellness (H.W)
8% - Other – unresponsive
(Other)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
D.l.b H.w Other
An
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rs (
%)
Consequences / Problems
What you can do for help to reduce water
pollution?
Removing the waste form the seas, rivers
and beaches
4% - Vigilance( V)
63% - Behaviour Intervention
(B.I)
17% - Behaviour Change ( B.C)
17% - Sensitization (S)
8% - Other – unresponsive
(Other)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
V B.i B.c S Other
An
swe
rs (
%)
Suggestions
Do you know any problem related with water
pollution in area of Santarem? If you answer yes,
indicates and describes.
One don´t answer to the question and
other don´t kwon any case of pollution
Referring that the river is polluted because
most people depositing waste, the
factories, the sewer and the oil shed by
motor booths
Conclusions
Although, we can conclude that the class regards
some important categories, saying the aspects like
the change of water’s colour, human’s health and
the living beings and the awareness, saying the alert
and incentive for environment preservation.
References
Bacci, D. C., & Pataca, E. M. (2008). Educação para a água. Estudos Avançados, 22 (63), 211-226. Barbosa-Lima, M. C., Carvalho, A. M. P. de (2008). O desenho infantil como instrumento de um estudo de caso. Revista Electrónica de Enseñanza de las Ciencias ,7(2), 337-348. Braga, A. L, Santos, S., & Silva, G. N. (2010). Poluição ambiental local e o papel da educação ambiental. Revista Paidéia, Unimes Virtual, 2(4), 1-12. Retirado de http://revistapaideia.unimesvirtual.com.br/index.php?journal=paideia&page=article&op=viewFile&path[]=187&path[]=155
Pereira, L. (s.d.) O desenho infantil e a construção da significação: um estudo de caso. Retirado de: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/files/29712/11376608891lais-krucken-pereira.pdf/lais-krucken-pereira.pdf