RELATIONS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS: EDUCATION CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SCIENCE/CHEMISTRY TEACHING

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.5583302317085

• Palavras-chave: Teaching Science/Chemistry; Relations between Science, Technology and Environmental Problems; Education for Sustainable Development.

• Keywords: Teaching Science/Chemistry; Relations between Science, Technology and Environmental Problems; Education for Sustainable Development.

• Abstract:

  This work was presented at the III CIECITEC - International Congress of Scientific and Technological Education, held from June 10 to 12, 2015, at `` Universidade Regional Integrada de Alto Uruguai e das Missões``, on the campus of Santo Ângelo, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The research aimed to analyze what Science teachers say about the relationships between science, technology and environmental problems, as well as to investigate the possible contributions of the ESD approach in Science teaching, especially with regard to the establishment of these relationships. For this, the records contained in the Virtual Learning Environment of an extension course in the distance modality with face-to-face activities were scrutinized. This course was offered by the Center for Distance Education, at ``Universidade Estadual de Santa Catarina``, for teachers of Basic Education Sciences in the city of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The records of licensed professors in Chemistry and graduates of the course were analyzed, which allowed us to make some considerations. The professors considered the role and challenge of science and technology in solving and preventing environmental problems, as well as the importance of the contributions of Education for Sustainable Development to the teaching of Science, especially for the establishment of relationships between science, technology and environmental problems.