Avaliação do Córrego da Manga como instrumento de educação e gestão ambiental

Abstract

This dissertation comprises a research project divided into two articles. The first focuses on characterizing the quality and quantity of water in the Manga stream, correlating these aspects with legal standards and the perception of residents near the stream. The second article involves an environmental diagnosis conducted in the Manga stream using the VERAH method as a study tool to interdisciplinarily correlate the curriculum components with elementary and high school education in a public school, specifically the José Leite de Moraes State School, located in the urban area of Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso. The methodology is based on a participatory environmental diagnosis with students and teachers, involving theoretical and practical classes, lectures, and field activities to understand the reality of the microbasin, with a primary focus on water. Water, sediment, and flow measurements were collected during two seasons (dry and rainy), and interviews were conducted with microbasin residents. Curricular activities and fieldwork results were integrated in an interdisciplinary manner with students and teachers, following educational norms. One of the outcomes was presenting the results at the school for other classes and the community through documentary videos and lectures, accompanied by an environmental diagnosis report to be submitted to the Várzea Grande Municipality. This study generated knowledge about the environmental conditions of the stream, its causes and consequences, and the community's perception of the assessed problems. It prompted reflections on the urban occupation model, its implications for the future, and actions that can be taken to change or minimize environmental degradation of the urban water source. The methodology and results of this study provided an important mechanism to integrate socioenvironmental issues, expand different areas of knowledge, and environmental perceptions, aiding in understanding cause-and-effect processes leading to environmental degradation and in contextualized and interdisciplinary teaching and learning.