A Etnobotânica florística no cerrado sobre a percepção dos alunos em ciências

Abstract

The knowledge about the Cerrado biome is rarely addressed in school curriculum and even in textbooks, being very superficially discussed in schools. The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of Junior High School students of the Padre Pelagio State School in the city of Trindade – GO. The study was carried out in two stages, the first was theoretical with a picture display of cerrado flowers in the classroom and a questionnaire and the second was a practical methodology of planting an Ipê-do-cerrado (Tabebuia achracea) seedling on school grounds. When asked about which cerrado flowers they know, all students said the Ipê-do-cerrado (Tabebuia achracea) common in the landscape of afforestation of the city of Trindade - GO and regions and the Cashew (Anacardium sp), common in the backyards of the region's homes, not being specified as cashew-of-cerrado. After the presentation were shown again the photos of the flowers and the results were different because the students had a better knowledge about the floristic. It is expected that with the planting of the Ipê-do-cerrado (Tabebuia achracea) seedling at school, students remember the knowledge acquired and accompany their growth and flowering, starting to value the endemic trees of the cerrado.