Environmental issues in geography teaching in a public state school in Manaus - AM

Abstract

This article presents contributions of Geography to the understanding and engagement of students in environmental issues. It results from research conducted in partnership between the University of Amazonas State and the State Public School and aimed to investigate the contribution of Geography to the knowledge of environmental problems in Manaus. The qualitative approach guided the bibliographic research and the construction of themethodological design proposed in the pedagogical trail: presentation of the research plan and the diagnosis of the environmental knowledge of the students, a lecture on the environmental issue, workshop to produce amateur video, production of the videos and socialization of learning at school. The arguments were constructed from the analysis of the diagnosis about the perception of students about environmental issues and the content of the videos produced by them. The results present data that allow convergent reflections: i) the social isolation of the pandemic period and some gaps in learning about the environmental issues of Manaus; ii) the importance of environmental experiences and links provided by geography in school; iii) the didactic video contributes to the work of the geography teacher. The research gave students a greater understanding of their reality from the point of view of their spatiality.