Portuguese Version

A project coordinated by La Main à la Pâte and L' Ecole des Sciences de Bergerac, involving the creation of a data base with European scientific discoveries and inventions by pupils aged 8 to 11 from European schools.

Throughout the project, pupils carried out documentary research into a major scientific discovery or invention in their own country and reproduced the phenomenon in their class using locally available material.



Portuguese schools in the project
EB1 da Calçadinha, Elvas
EB1 da Figueira da Foz, nº2
EB1 do Forte da Casa, Vila Franca de Xira
EB1 Ouguela
EB1 de Trajouce, Cascais


Portuguese Inventions / Discoveries
- the caravel
- navigation instruments
- Lopo Homem's atlas
- Garcia da Orta


Activities in schools

The Portuguese Caravel
Practical Activities: Why do the ships float?
EB1 da Figueira da Foz, nº2
Prof. Helena (3rd form pupils)

A lesson with two ship model constructors
EB1 Figueira da Foz, nº2
Prof. Helena (3rd form pupils)

The Miller Atlas
- Practical Activity: Navigation
- Practicla Activity: Where is the North?
- Orientation contest
EB1 da Figueira da Foz, nº2
Prof. Graça (3rd form pupils)



European Discoveries
[new site of the project]



European Discoveries and Inventions (1st stage of the project)



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