Laboratoire de Recherche Scientifique et Pédagogique dans le Monde Méditerranéen (LRSPMM), Centre Régional des Métiers de l'Education et de la Formation (CRMEF), Meknès-Tafilelt, Morocco
The Middle Atlas, like all the structural domains of Morocco, is full of geosites of varying size and nature ranging from the microscopic scale to the scale of the outcrop. These rich geologic heritage offer high potential for scientific, pedagogical, and recreational, scenic, cultural, economic and geotouristic uses within the framework of sustainable development. This work has for objective to identify the conceptions of Moroccan students in the second year of secondary college and of futures teachers of Life and Earth Sciences (SVT) at the regional center for the trades of education and training (CRMEF - Meknes) about the presence of volcanoes in Morocco, Especially the volcanoes of the Middle Atlas which are articulated in the turns of the concept "geosite". The used methodology is based on a questionnaire addressed to the target population earth in Meknes and sale cities. The results of our study show that this heritage are not known to the interviewees. This article aims to : Highlight the volcanic chain of the Middle Atlas, Present the results of this study, and try to identify recommendations on the way forward as well as by education and sensibilization and other important means.