Senso crítico, analítico e científico de estudantes do 6º ano do ensino fundamental numa sequência didática sobre a pegada ecológica do lixo

Education Environmental Education as a cross-cutting theme in the Science Teaching curriculum enables reflections and discussions so that this knowledge contributes to a new stance with actions in its relationship with the environment. This research aimed to analyze the evidence of the development of critical, analytical and scientific sense of students with the application of a Didactic Sequence on the Garbage Ecological Footprint. It could be concluded that the inclusion of Environmental Education in the school curriculum in a contextualized way can give a new meaning to the teaching method and break with isolated and isolated practices and with mechanistic and conservative Education, since the development of integrated and participative actions enhances the discussions that emerge from the relationships between man, society and nature. In addition, the process of raising students' awareness of the problems related to trash issues contributes to becoming critical, analytical and scientifically literate citizens, being active in preserving the environment.