Agrotóxicos: propostas diferenciadas para o tema em escolas do campo no município de Dom Pedrito - RS

Abstract

This work was developed in a “escolas do campo” in the city of Dom Pedrito, Rio Grande do Sul, with students from grades 5 to 9 as subjects. With the general objective of proposing and applying differentiated teaching proposals to address the theme "Agrochemicals". Specifically, we sought to: disseminate the concept of agrochemicals through workshops; provide interactive activities to better understand the theme; subsidize a change of behavior and attitude regarding the use of these chemicals; and stimulate students to be multipliers of acquired knowledge. In the region of “Campanha Gaúcha”, monoculture has been growing, increasing people exposure and aggravating the situation of the environment due to the use of pesticides, but the students who are part of the rural school often do not know the damages and losses to which are exposed. Thus, the process of teaching learning should be differentiated with proposals that arouse interest, providing and expanding the knowledge of learners. Methodologically, this research has basic nature, descriptive character and qualitative approach. As for the technical procedures, multiple approaches were used. Four interventions were carried out: lecture, experimental activity, didactic game and comic book construction, having as theoretical contribution the Three Pedagogical Moments of Delizoicov, Angotti and Pernambuco. The analysis of the results was based on Bardin's "Content Analysis", which was structured in three distinct stages: pre-analysis, material exploration and treatment of results. Through the initial questionnaire, it was noticed that some of the learners knew some of the damages caused by pesticides to health and the environment. However, others mistakenly had the concept linked to death and, not, long-term intoxication. At the end of the lecture, the students acquired a theoretical basis to deal with this problem. In the experiment, they proved that conventional foods (cultivated with pesticides) decompose faster than organic foods (cultivated without pesticides). Through the game "super trunfo", the students understood in a playful way, the actions more and less harmful to the environment and human health, caused by pesticides. In the comic books, they developed autonomy and creativity before the theme, highlighting, mainly, the dangers in the application of pesticides. It was concluded, with this project, that the students broadened their knowledge on the subject, through the differentiated proposals in which the relation student / teacher, teacher / student was of great importance, because we realized that students became more critical citizens, and with greater power of argument to form their opinions on matters that are part of their daily life.