Transforming consciousness: Environmental Education and solid waste in high school in Tapauá (AM, Brazil)

Abstract

School Environmental Education is important for promoting appropriate changes in each reality, providing a comprehensive view and involvement with biotic and abiotic environments. It is essential for building critical awareness of actions impacting the environment, and responsible actions improve living conditions and mitigate environmental problems related to solid waste. In Tapauá, improperly discarded waste poses environmental and public health risks. This study investigated high school students' relationship with the environment through a cross-disciplinary approach to environmental education, using a case study conducted at a public school in Tapauá (AM, Brazil). The educational strategy involved implementing the Team-Based Learning method and a questionnaire. The results show that the method enriched students' perspectives, encouraging responsible attitudes in theoretical and practical learning, while the cross-disciplinary approach facilitated understanding of environmental issues. Thus, these approaches helped understand students'.