Study on climate change in the last years of basic education in Jaboticabal (SP, Brazil)

Abstract

The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge of students of the last years of basic education, in the Jaboticabal (São Paulo, Brazil), about climate change. The study revealed that more than half of the students in the final years of elementary and high school have knowledge about global warming; believing that deforestation can contribute to climate change; that the greenhouse effect can be increased by the actions of man; that it is important to debate the issue in the current scenario and that the population can contribute to the climate. However, both groups are unaware of the SDG and the assessment of how to regulate the approach to the topic at school. Therefore, it was concluded that the school environment has a fundamental role in the formation of conscientious students and addressing this issue is of paramount importance for the education of citizens on environmental issues, such as what their actions affect the conditions of life on the planet.