Geologia na palma da mão: Uma proposta de valorização de divulgação para o Salto da Prata, Ituiutaba-MG

Abstract

Salto da Prata is a waterfall that is located in a conservation unit in the municipality of Ituiutaba (MG), the State Wildlife Refuge of the Tijuco and Prata Rivers. This fall has great scenic and recreational value, but its scientific and educational values are being underutilized, since people leave the place without knowing that they are in a conservation unit, let alone without the slightest notion of how that fall was formed. In this sense, the objective of this work was to create a mobile application, given its large-scale use by society, in order to value and publicize the refuge, especially the Salto da Prata. In the elaboration of this application, windows were built containing its meaning, the location of the unit, why it was created, the objectives, the creation history and the framing of the geological aspects (focusing on the processes that occurred over the geological time). It is expected that those who visit Salto da Prata leave there with a smile on their face for the beauty of the place, but also for the knowledge that could be acquired by observing the rocks and features that are found along the watercourse. And, moreover, that they wake up to their responsibility to ensure that places like this, pages that portray the history of our planet, are preserved and that the creation of the refuge is not just a mere legal act.