The environment is a theme that has gained increasingly relevance in the global scenario, especially in the face of increasing extreme climate events such as prolonged droughts, floods and heat waves. These occurrences have drawn society’s attention to the urgency of discussing environmental issues and adopting sustainable measures. Therefore, the theme has also become frequent in the entrance exams.
Below are some tips on how to study the environment for the entrance exams!
1. Be aware of recent events
Start Anglo Bilingual School’s Alphaville unit teacher at the Alphaville unit, Luana de Almeida Pires Bezerra, stresses that it is important to reflect on today’s economic, political and ecological issues and prepare for the entrance exam.
“In this context, the evidence can address From graphics on greenhouse gases to questions about international agreements and oil exploration, demanding from the student a critical reading of the present and a broad view of possible solutions, ”he comments.
2. Know the subject deep
For the biology author of the PH teaching system, acute Heloisa, it is crucial that candidates address environmental issues in depth to perform well in the test. According to her, students must understand the foundations of climate and environment.
“Knowing the principles that govern the climate, biomes and environmental impacts allow us to understand the causes and consequences of environmental processes and critically interpret scientific news and data,” he explains.
3. Make newsrooms with intervention proposals related to the theme
Giovanna Vecchi Danti, Pedagogical Assistant of the Note 1000 Writing Platform, warns that environmental themes are recurring in newsrooms of National Examination of Medium Education(Enem) and in the Competed entrance exams of the University Foundation for the Vestibular (FUVEST) and the University of Campinas (Unicamp).
“In Enem, it is important to think of intervention proposals related to problems such as burning and pollution. Fuvest often requires a more reflective approach to the theme, while Unicamp requests a position in the face of specific environmental situations,” he notes.
Imagem: Lomb | Shutterstock4. Understand environmental policies
According to Diego Moreira, author of Geography of Fibonacci Teaching System, students should be aware of topics such as global warming, deforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado, energy matrix and transition to renewable sources – topics in evidence due to the 30th UN Conference (United Nations) on climate change (COP 30) in Brazil.
“Understanding environmental policies, extreme events such as dried and flood, and analyzing data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) are fundamental to building a critical argument in exams,” he points out.
5. Check connections between environment and social contexts
From the point of view of chemistry, Professor Patrícia Andrade da Silva, from Rio Branco College, points out that environmental themes are frequent in the entrance exams For over a decade. “The issues often require connections between environment and social, economic and scientific contexts. In 2025, Fuvest addressed climate change and Unicamp explored biomes, shark fishing and sustainability,” he says.
Among the most recurring topics are: deforestation, water crisis, pollution, energy, pesticides, urbanization and solid waste management. “Environmental education forms more critical and conscious citizens, capable of facing the challenges of the 21st century,” he says.
6. Interdisciplinary approach
Paula Orsi, Natural Sciences Supervisor of Anglo Alando network, reinforces the importance of the interdisciplinary approach. “Biology, geography and chemistry are often integrated into issues on sustainability, pollution, renewable energy and green chemistry. UN Agenda 2030 and sustainable development objectives (SDGs) also appear, demanding the student’s updated reading of the world,” he says.
For her, the secret is to go beyond the theory: “interpret data, monitor currentReflecting on human role in environmental preservation are fundamental strategies for good performance, ”he adds.
Por patrícia buzaid
