Experiments with soil morphological characteristics as a didactic resource for soil teaching

Abstract

Soil is a finite natural resource that provides important ecosystem services for societies, such as food production and water purification. Formed by minerals, organic matter, water and air. It is fundamental for the maintenance of terrestrial ecosystems. Due to its importance, soil education should provide a theoretical and practical basis that allows the student to understand its origin processes, functions and properties, seeking to promote environmental awareness about the importance of soil conservation for present and future generations. Experiments with soil morphological characteristics show themselves as important didactic resource for teaching soil in Basic Education. In view of the above, this article report the development of activities with students from graduation in Geography in distance learning in a workshop realized during the I Simpósio Integrado em EaD do Cariri Paraibano. The aim of this article, is to promote an experimentation with soils like didatics resources on the elementary and high school. The results showed that the experiments are effective for teaching soil, in view that they allowed the understanding of different attributes of soil morphology. Thus, the tests proved as facilitators in learning of the morphology and dynamic of soil, at the same time that they allowed to unite theory and practice.