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Faria, Cláudia; Guilherme, Elsa; Gaspar, Raquel; Boaventura, Diana – Science & Education, 2015
The activities presented in this paper, which are addressed to elementary school, are focused on the pioneering work of the Portuguese King Carlos I in oceanography and involve the exploration of the exhibits belonging to two different science museums, the Aquarium Vasco da Gama and the Maritime Museum. Students were asked to study fish…
Descriptors: Museums, Science Education History, Science Education, Elementary School Science
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Galvao, Cecilia; Reis, Pedro; Freire, Sofia – Science Education International, 2008
In this paper, we present data related to how a Portuguese teacher developed the module "A big problem for Magellan: Food preservation." Students were asked to plan an investigation in order to identify which were the best food preservation methods in the XV and XVI centuries of Portuguese overseas navigation, and then establish a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science and Society, Science Course Improvement Projects, Food Service