CIÊNCIA DO SISTEMA TERRA E O ENTENDIMENTO DA “MÁQUINA” PLANETÁRIA EM QUE VIVEMOS

Authors

  • Celso D. R. Carneiro Professor do Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Caixa Postal 6152, 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
  • Pedro W. Gonçalves Professor do Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Caixa Postal 6152, 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
  • Oscar B. M. Negrão Professor do Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Caixa Postal 6152, 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
  • Carlos A. L. Cunha Professor do Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Caixa Postal 6152, 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18285/geonomos.v13i1e2.130

Abstract

The disciplines Earth System Science I and II compose the core of the Earth Sciences undergraduatecourse, at the State University of Campinas. The biggest challenge is to combine the contents of bothgeology and geography to enable the students to understand Earth. Because it, these disciplines shouldapproach the nature of knowledge and the methods of the two sciences in order to integrate knowledgeabout environmental interactions. Would this be possible by means of such an introductory course?Our approach has favoured a treatment of the relationship among different spheres: geosphere,hidrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere and the human sphere. The ossified forms registered in thelithosphere are the unique way for us to know events of the geologic past. To understand presentcycles and processes we also depend on ossified forms in order to recover the history and evolutionof the environment. Plate Tectonics starts the initial classes aiming to emphasize the logic ofstudying the Earths past, as it embraces long to medium time-span cycles and processes. The presentand short-time-span phenomena are considered natural events with relations of mankind and allother terrestrial spheres. Field trips are essential to observe these natural and human-related processes.Supported on the idea of the technical-scientific-informational medium, our point-of-viewaddresses to environmental questions and hazard events. As well as the teachers encourage thestudents to conquest their own apprenticeship they play an active role to organize these situations.

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Published

2013-02-17

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