EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL POR MEIO DE QR CODE

Abstract

Among the purposes of Environmental Education, the awakening of ecological thinking is directly related to the role of zoos in society. In the programming of many zoos, Environmental Education is already included, being one of the most efficient ways to transform the old mentality of seeing animals only as caged puppets. The Quick Response Code or Quick Response Code (QR CODE) as a pedagogical technique can collaborate in education, aiming to enhance outdoor classes in order to add relationships between the student and the environment, as well as technological didactics. QR Codes can be read using a cell phone camera or a QR code reader app, so when visitors access the QR Codes, it will go directly to the website where the provider's databases (didactic texts) are located. The data used in the textbooks of QR Codes were taken from the workbook of biologist Jaara Cardoso, from a project carried out in 2017, these texts were updated. The present work aims to be based on the histories and habits of each animal in the Dr. Mário Frota Zoo and Botanical Park in the Municipality of Varginha, in the State of Minas Gerais - Brazil, to create educational texts and QR Codes for each animal enclosure, in which it will be addressed which is essential to raise awareness. In addition, with the creation of QR Codes, the objective is to awaken in professionals, veterinary medicine students, public servants and visitors to the importance of the zoo and environmental education in society.