Database research record2019·Brazil (Fortaleza)
The experience of natural insecticide in the school garden as a contribution to the teaching of geography
Cristiane e Castro Feitosa Melo
LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas)
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This qualitative ethnographic case study in a public school in Fortaleza, Brazil, analyzed the contribution of producing and using natural insecticide in a school garden to geography learning for 8th-9th graders. The experiment focused on fighting leafy ants (Saúvas) and linked environmentalism, geography, and societal comparisons. The study concluded that this educational experiment enhanced training and human actions related to geography and environmental education.