App geosensor, geotecnologias aplicadas ao ensino das Ciências Ambientais

Abstract

The need to adopt sustainable practices in today's society is extremely important, at this point the teaching of Environmental Sciences assumes a prominent role, as they will provide the necessary knowledge to subsidize the creation of sustainable solutions. In this aspect, Environmental Education becomes indispensable, it and its foundations are responsible for determining the best methodologies for disseminating knowledge. Because we live in a complex and dynamic environment, an interdisciplinary approach is necessary, something natural for environmental sciences. At this point the challenge is to decide where to focus efforts on this approach. This research proposes the use of Geotechnologies as a way of disseminating knowledge and teaching environmental sciences applied to basic education. Geotechnologies are interdisciplinary tools by nature, but in a way, they are still restricted to higher education levels. Among these tools, GIS (Geographic Information System) was selected, which are powerful tools to process and analyze spatial data, allowing them to be associated with each other and analyzed in an integrated and interdisciplinary way, merging knowledge from large areas, and allowing robust and reliable results. Through bibliographic research, the methodological procedures that culminated in the didactic product were defined. The didactic product generated in this dissertation was the GeoSensor mobile application, conceived as a teaching tool that uses geotechnologies as a tool during the teaching-learning process. For the development of the app, it was first necessary to carry out a compilation of the main concepts of Geoprocessing and Remote Sensing, always seeking to bring this knowledge in a language more accessible to the target audience. The application consists of a series of expository video mini-lessons, allowing the user to have contact with the theoretical knowledge behind the tools, as well as with products generated from their use. The main purpose was to promote the teaching of environmental sciences in a practical way that demonstrates to students the real usefulness of concepts seen in the classroom, which are often treated as useless in everyday life, in addition to encouraging these students to acquire new knowledge about the geotechnologies. In this aspect, the GeoSensor app proved to be of great value, generating positive impacts on users, both from the point of view of increasing interest and the absorption of knowledge, due to using a language closer to the reality of the students.