Abstract

MACHADO, Carlos Alberto. Filmes de ficção científica como mediadores de conceitos relativos ao meio ambiente. Ciência educ. [online]. 2008, vol.14, n.02, pp.283-294. ISSN 1516-7313.

The environment is one of the most important scientific subjects in the XXI century. Schools and the media talk about it all the time but they do not have enough knowledge. They forget that environmental studies must embrace the human beings and the whole world around them. Utopian and non-utopian conceptions about this subject are often presented in science fictions movies made for the cinema or for the television. This text discusses the relation between science fiction movies and scientific environmental concepts. In addition, it suggests a way to use the science in these kinds of films at school to develop science teaching.

Keywords : Science Fiction; Environment; Science Teaching.

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