Banca de DEFESA: DENISE DA SILVA VASCONCELLOS

Environmental Education in the High School Teacher Training Course: Pedagogical Game “Bichos da Mata Atlântica”

Keywords: Atlantic Forest, Game, Environmental Education.

The Atlantic Forest biome is recognized for its rich biodiversity, but its fauna is still little known among Brazilian

 society and is being significantly threatened, with several species at risk of extinction. The development 

of recreational activities in schools can facilitate and encourage learning about biodiversity and act as 

an effective tool in environmental education practices. This work describes the development of a game

 about the fauna of the Atlantic Forest, more specifically with the classes of mammals, birds, amphibians 

and reptiles, including the concepts, its rules and a report of its application in a college of the Teacher 

Training course. Entitled “Animals from the Atlantic Forest” it was created with the purpose of being an 

aid in the Teaching of Environmental Education, providing a reflexive vision of its biodiversity, importance

 for living beings, the consequences of anthropic action, the consequences of anthropic action, the situation

 of each of the species in this Atlantic Forest biome and the animals that make up this biome, focusing

 mainly on the entire extension of the Atlantic Forest.

The game can be easily applied by teachers from different areas during the period of a class and

by supporters of the Atlantic Forest theme and does not require technological tools, enabling its use under different school and recreational circumstances. In this way, it offers the opportunity to work on concepts,

bring information about the fauna, and contribute to teaching in a challenging, critical and stimulating way.