Percepção do ambiente de restinga de alunos do 6º ano do Ensino Fundamental por meio de desenhos

Drawing restingas: environmental perception of 6th grade students of an Elementary School

Abstract

Environmental perception has been indicated as a possibility of previous study in projects that aim the thought, sensibilization and mobilization of the individual for the environmental theme. This study sought, through drawing, understand how 6^th grade students perceive the restinga ecosystem. The research took place at the Municipalized School of Inoã, located in the municipality of Maricá - RJ. We got a total of 30 drawings, within 90% contained some type of vegetation and 20% had representatives of the coastal fauna. Regarding the conservation degree of restingas, 36.6% of these 30 drawings represented preserved environments and 63.6% areas under human interference. The results showed that the students perceived a high relationship of the vegetation structure with the restinga ecosystem. However, regardless of whether students draw preserved restingas or not, human interference was a frequent aspect in the images.