QUE BICHO É ESSE? UM APLICATIVO PARA O ENSINO DE EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL

Abstract

The Cerrado is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots, as it is one of the richest and most threatened environments in the world by human action. The group of mammals is one of the groups most affected by human action, habitat loss, roadkill, hunting and animal trafficking. Due to the consequences of human actions these animals are at risk of extinction, highlighting the need for environmental education actions in order to disseminate information so that the population can know and value them. Environmental education combined with technology can contribute to the conservation of species, whether in urban, semi-urban or rural environments. Thus, the present work consisted in the development of the application “Que bicho é esse?”, with the objective of disseminating information about Cerrado mammals to the population, including children, young people and adults. The application seeks to popularize information about animals and contribute to avoiding or lessening the impacts caused by unexpected encounters with them. For the development of the application, the collection and selection of data about the species was carried out and, later, the application was developed using "Kodular", a simplified programming system. The application has a simple and easy-to-navigate interface, with data that can assist in accessing general characteristics about the species present in the application. The “What animal is this?” app it was developed with the proposal to generate the awareness of the people towards the preservation of the fauna. The application is a tool that can instigate curiosity about animals, and even containing basic information, it has the premise of disseminating information about the species, leading to the knowledge of biodiversity.