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Atividades do Ciências Sob Tendas: uma abordagem itinerante para educação ambiental
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This study analyzed environmental education content delivered by the itinerant science center 'Ciencias Sob Tendas' (CST) in Brazil through document analysis of published articles and mediation scripts, identifying five activities that engage participants with environmental themes including microplastics, sustainable paper production, ecosystems, solar energy, and puppet theater. The authors conclude that non-formal educational spaces like CST can effectively promote environmental awareness and encourage behavioral change.
A relação Ciência-Tecnologia-Sociedade-Ambiente recebe cada vez mais destaque, em vista da sua potencialidade em formar cidadãos críticos, alcançando a temática das problemáticas ambientais. Trabalhar tais questões é fundamental no contexto de crise ambiental e desigualdades socioeconômicas presentes na atualidade. Assim, é importante que a Educação Ambiental seja trabalhada por diferentes espaços educacionais, formais ou não formais. Com base nisso, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a presença da Educação Ambiental nas ações educativas no centro de ciências itinerante Ciências Sob Tendas (CST). Para isso, foi utilizada a análise documental de trabalhos publicados pelo CST, a saber os artigos – “Public perception as an instrument of environmental education: A study on microplastics”, “Papel que Brota uma oficina alinhada do desenvolvimento sustentável” e “O que cabe em uma casa de bonecas? Energia Solar, Internet das coisas e Divulgação científica”. Além disso, foram analisados os roteiros de mediação das atividades que compõem a exposição do CST. A partir disso, foi possível identificar cinco atividades que procuram envolver a sociedade em temáticas ambientais e que provoquem a sensibilização para mudanças de hábitos. As atividades são: descobrindo os microplásticos, papel que brota, ecossistemas, casa solar e teatro de fantoches. A partir disso, compreendemos que a promoção da educação ambiental através dos espaços não formais no CST pode servir como instrumento de incentivo à sociedade a refletir e praticar hábitos de desenvolvimento sustentável.
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