Igarapés amazônicos e seus usos para recreação e lazer: uma proposta de ensino investigativo para alunos do curso técnico em meio ambiente

Abstract

The Amazonian streams are aquatic ecosystems with multiple uses, including recreation/leisure. In the Amazon region, streams with this purpose are called resorts, and structures are installed in them that cause environmental impacts that can vary depending on the degree of anthropization of the location. To assess such impacts, Rapid Habitat Assessment Protocols (PARH) are excellent resources for the environmental diagnosis of aquatic ecosystems, since they are low-cost and do not require specialized labor. Our objective is to analyze the environmental vision that students of technical education in the environment have in relation to the Amazonian streams and to expand scientific knowledge about the ecology and impacts of resort installations on these ecosystems. To achieve the proposed objective, an investigative teaching proposal was conducted for students in the 2nd year of Integrated High School (EMI)-Environmental Technician, at EETEPA Vilhena Alves in Belém, PA, organized in five stages: i) survey of previous ideas, ii) brainstorming, iii) theoretical class, iv) practical field class, v) evaluative questionnaire. As a result, an Investigative Didactic Sequence (IDS) was developed, which is a methodological strategy to evaluate, together with students in technical training, the degree of human interference in the streams used as bathing areas in the Amazon region. This strategy promotes technical and professional training, raising community awareness to recognize and take significant measures to mitigate the degradation of natural habitats. Additionally, it serves as a pedagogical resource capable of promoting and expanding the teaching of environmental sciences in the Amazon region.