How is the soil in our garden? Problem Based Learning in Environmental Education as a strategy from the Degree of Preschool Teacher Training

Abstract

This article, is aiming to a design, develop and evaluate educational proposal through strategy Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in the subject of Preschool Environmental Education. PBL allows students from 4th year of the Degree of Preschool Teacher Training during the course 2014/2015, developing skills and competences such as teamwork and problem solving as well as inquiring about their own knowledge about the soil. In this proposal, the organic garden is used as a context and gives meaning to PBL by challenging students to solve a real problem.