Keywords
Ecology
Environment awareness
Earth science education
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Abstract
Sustainable development encompassed a cluster of environmental, social and economic problems, and it is urgent to teach responsible and informed citizens. The holistic view of the Earth System in science education enhances the perception of the role of human being in ecosystems and promotes the environmental awareness essential to sustainable development. This work is a didactic resource for discussion and guided reflection in the teaching of Natural Sciences (8th grade of the elementary school) and Biology and Geology (10th grade of high school) according to the Portuguese curriculum. The Earth System’s innovative approach moves away from the traditional perspective centered on a reductive interpretation of the planet. Sequential and intentional questions and activities are proposed, appropriate to the Sustainability on Earth domain and to chapter I “The Earth and its interacting subsystems" and chapter III "The Earth, a unique planet to be protected”, defined respectively in the 8th and 10th education grade national curriculum.
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