2013

Instituto Politécnico de Santarém

Escola Superior de Educação

Children’s Conceptions About the Water Pollution

PORTUGAL PRESENTATION

“Our globalised society urges to excessive

consume that is to bring on increase the

exploration of naturals resources and a high

production and waste that causing high

environment damage. In this context, the

environment education creates opportunities for

developing capacities and critical comprehension

capacity of world.”

Braga, Santos & Silva (2010)

Methodology

Inquiring children between 9 – 10 years old of a

primary school in the city;

Analysing their answers and took conclusions;

4 drawings followed by a description;

“The data was collected by a draw. The drawing is

for child the method more effected to transmit

your thinking because the children can represent

over what they know about thy objet, reflecting

the meaning for them.”

Barbosa-Lima & Carvalho, 2008; Pereira, s.d

Inquiry

First question: Which cause water pollution?

Second question: What problems can create water

pollution?

Third question: What you can do for help to reduce

water pollution?

Fourth question: Do you know any problem related

with water pollution in area of Santarem? If you

answer yes, indicates and describes.

Answers

Which cause water pollution?

Throwing waster on the water

Depositing objects and fuels like oil on the

water

Fossil Fuels – 40%

Waste Realese – 80%

Provenance nonspecific – 20%

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20%

40%

60%

80%

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Source

What problems can create water pollution?

Death of life beings

Death of some animals that living in water

79% - Death of living beings

(D.I.B)

33% - Health and wellness (H.W)

8% - Other – unresponsive

(Other)

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

D.l.b H.w Other

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Consequences / Problems

What you can do for help to reduce water

pollution?

Removing the waste form the seas, rivers

and beaches

4% - Vigilance( V)

63% - Behaviour Intervention

(B.I)

17% - Behaviour Change ( B.C)

17% - Sensitization (S)

8% - Other – unresponsive

(Other)

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

V B.i B.c S Other

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%)

Suggestions

Do you know any problem related with water

pollution in area of Santarem? If you answer yes,

indicates and describes.

One don´t answer to the question and

other don´t kwon any case of pollution

Referring that the river is polluted because

most people depositing waste, the

factories, the sewer and the oil shed by

motor booths

Conclusions

Although, we can conclude that the class regards

some important categories, saying the aspects like

the change of water’s colour, human’s health and

the living beings and the awareness, saying the alert

and incentive for environment preservation.

References

Bacci, D. C., & Pataca, E. M. (2008). Educação para a água. Estudos Avançados, 22 (63), 211-226. Barbosa-Lima, M. C., Carvalho, A. M. P. de (2008). O desenho infantil como instrumento de um estudo de caso. Revista Electrónica de Enseñanza de las Ciencias ,7(2), 337-348. Braga, A. L, Santos, S., & Silva, G. N. (2010). Poluição ambiental local e o papel da educação ambiental. Revista Paidéia, Unimes Virtual, 2(4), 1-12. Retirado de http://revistapaideia.unimesvirtual.com.br/index.php?journal=paideia&page=article&op=viewFile&path[]=187&path[]=155

Pereira, L. (s.d.) O desenho infantil e a construção da significação: um estudo de caso. Retirado de: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/files/29712/11376608891lais-krucken-pereira.pdf/lais-krucken-pereira.pdf