Consciousconsumption of electric energy: a reflexive action with students of the public school of Alta Floresta-MT and Sorriso-MT

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Marcelo Luiz da
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Goes, Alessandro dos Santos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Educitec
• Texto Completo: https://sistemascmc.ifam.edu.br/educitec/index.php/educitec/article/view/197
• topic: Matriz energética. Recursos energéticos. Consumo consciente.; Energy matrix; Energy resources; Conscious consumption

The government's concern with its energy matrix is clear when we compare the national energy matrix with the world. Numerous actions have been taken in recent years to expand the production of renewable energies. Brazil stands out in the wide use of electric energy from hydroelectric plants, but the country's energy demand has increased in the last years, and it is necessary to make the population aware of the rational use of available resources. This work aimed to sensitize the community about the conscious use of energy resources, through workshops with students from the public school of the municipalities of Alta Floresta -MT and Sorriso -MT. Providing, the ability to identify energy expenditures and rethink their consumption. The workshops were accompanied by questionnaires to verify previous knowledge about the subject addressed. Subsequently, the participants of the activities answered another questionnaire in order to verify what was learned and practiced.