Environmental education for the alpha generation:

Abstract

This article aims to report on six practical teaching activities that addressed environmental issues and discuss their contributions to the science teaching-learning process. In methodological terms, it corresponds to an action research, which was developed with classes of students belonging to the alpha generation, enrolled in the sixth grade of Elementary School in a public school in the northern region of Brazil that does not have a science laboratory. The aim was to work with content established by the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC) for the area of ​​natural sciences and to emphasize chemistry concepts through experiments. The teaching methodology was designed to provide a more robust learning of environmental aspects. The planning of the activities included assessment integrated into the teaching-learning process. The formative assessment techniques, used to assess the learning and teaching of the chosen topics, showed a significant improvement in the students' understanding of environmental issues, in addition to helping teachers identify learning weaknesses and plan content retakes. The work demonstrated the viability of using practical activities that articulate relevant environmental themes and greater conceptual complexity with the basic curricular contents of Elementary Education.