ANALYSIS OF THE REMOTE SENSING USE AS A SUPPORT IN TEACHING OF THE GEOGRAPHY IN THE SIXTH YEAR OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE FIRST SERIES OF HIGH SCHOOL, IN STATE EDUCATION NETWORK OF OURINHOS - SP

• Grant number: 11/13356-2
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Effective date (Start): October 01, 2011
• Effective date (End): September 30, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Geography
• Principal researcher: Edson Luís Piroli
• Grantee: Vanessa Ramos dos Santos
• Home Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Ourinhos. Ourinhos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research aims to analyse the Remote Sensing use as a support of Geography teaching, in the sixth year of the elementary school and the first series of high school, in state education network of Ourinhos - SP. For this, will be evaluated the degree of knowledge and use of Remote Sensing with teachers and students. This analyse will be done through questionnaires. The data collected will be analyzed, processed and subsequently used in the preparation of reports and articles. It will be intended to trace parallels between the training of teachers, school infrastructure, experience and student interest on Remote Sensing, verifying the adequacy of the proposed curriculum, which include this technology in the basic education. The informations obtained by this project will also aim to assist in a knowledge disseminating relating to remote sensing, and as this data base and methodology for teaching, highlighting its importance in learning new technologies and scientific and technological development.