Analysis of the application of Environmental Education as a multidisciplinary tool in the context of integrative evaluation activities

Abstract

Environmental education was a mechanism devised through several international conferences with the aim of favoring the maintenance and improvement of the environmental quality of natural, artificial, cultural and work spaces, as provided for in the Federal Constitution. Since environmental education is a tool that transforms realities, it must be present in an articulated way at all levels and modalities of the educational process, as required by Law 9795/1999. The objective of the work was to apply a variety of integrative practices considering the formative path of high school students of the environment course at the Federal Institute of Maranhão - Campus Buriticupu. Among the various practices available, the study proposed to analyze four different integrated activities carried out throughout the school term. All evaluated activities encompassed sustainability themes that permeate several disciplines. Regarding the activities developed, a significant participation of students in all activities was observed. The application of integrative activities allowed the stimulation of different knowledge and psychomotor actions that helped the students' cognitive development. The practices enabled, among other positive effects, the reduction of waste generated in activities that normally consume it, such as the production of models and games, recognition and generation of affection for the space in which they reside, allowing the questioning of the local difficulties that must be overcome to ensure quality environment in urban spaces.