The Extension actions in the “Solo na Escola UENP” project in times of remote activities

Abstract

This text aims to report actions of the extension project “Solo na Escola UENP”, whose objective is to promote education in soils, carried out from December 2019 to December 2020. For this purpose, a survey and discussion of works related to Education in Soil, in addition to the elaboration, dissemination and implementation of extension actions related to the soil. The project team consisted of a professor, monitors linked to the Degree in Geography course at State University of Northern Paraná, Brazil; and professors from other higher education institutions. Teachers and students from Basic Education and the community in general participated in the project's actions. The actions of the project were developed, with the exception of the first one, all in a virtual environment. Synchronous activities, such as lectures, short courses and study groups, took place through video conferences on Google Meet, while social networks, such as Instagram and YouTube, were the platforms for the publication and dissemination of different teaching materials and pedagogical practices on the ground. The mobilization and sensitization of the target audience and the community in general in relation to the various themes related to the soil were observed.