THE SCALE MODEL AS A TEACHING RESOURCE FOR SOIL TEACHING

Abstract

 The discussion around the environment theme is present in the most variety segments of society. However, it’s still not common the perception that the environment should be understood as a resultof all the nature components, including the soil. When we look carefully to the ecological value attributed to the soil for the pleople, its perceivable that its lowermost. Because of this, its necessary an constructivist educational approach, which its sufficient to enable the students to perceive themselves as an active subject, interacting to the environment, in particular to the soil. Thereupon, this article aims work the using of scale models as a suggestion of teaching resource for soil teaching, at Geography’s discipline, by adopting an environmental education bias proposed by the PCNs from 1997. Thus, there were developed the following subjects: erosion, silting and soil sealing –with the scale model support. Thereby, it consists in a teaching proposal using this teaching resource, which aims as expected results, to contribute for a better comprehension about these subjects, as well as the effects that the soil condition may cause to the society.