A sustentabilidade em Espaços de Educação Não-Formais: possibilidades pedagógicas da Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Estadual Ponta do Tubarão (RDSEPT)

Teaching in non-formal educational environments enables teaching strategies that can promote important learning in the education of primary school students. In this context, it was decided to characterize the possible possibilities of RDSEPT as a non-formal education space for pedagogical use in the perspective of sustainability. For this, we sought, through observations, annotations, photographic records in loco, and bibliographic research to understand the existing environments in the Non-Formal Space as a possibility for science teaching, as well as characterize the conceptions of teachers of Science and Biology on the RDSEPT. The data collection instrument used was a questionnaire with open and closed questions. The results show that the RDSEPT has immense possibility to contribute to the area of science education because it consists of a variety of environments and present ecological trails that travels all of them. By choosing this space for a field class, the teacher has the possibility to address various themes, which are part of science teaching at all levels and modalities among them, we can highlight: ecology, evolution, environment, preservation, conservation, biodiversity and etc. It can also be highlighted, the pedagogical possibilities as to the problems that happen in both global and local level, global warming, pollution among others. Should be approached with students always contemplating the three structuring axes (economic, social and environmental) of sustainability. Aware of the pedagogical possibilities, we proceeded to the didactic sequence of the classes using a diagnostic questionnaire, in which it was observed that the students have a clear initial notion of mangrove, given the proximity to the ecosystem in their daily lives, although this understanding is simple. Then, exploring the scout trail where we addressed the environmental problems that exist in the environment as well as the consequences for the community. It was discussed about the biodiversity of fauna, and there was ...