Activities'Learning plans for the exchange in Portugal- May 2016

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Meeting - Seia (Portugal), May 8 - 14 2016

Learning Plans

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Meeting - Seia (Portugal), May 8 - 14 2016

Visit to “Museu do Pão”

Learning Plan Objective Analyse a case of sustainable entrepreneurship based on popular culture.

Criteria Students explore the Museum following local guidelines and reflect on the importance of the museum to the local environment.

Learning resources The Bread Museum as a reference in terms of cultural, historical, economic and local promotion.

Important vocabulary The bread-making process.

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Meeting - Seia (Portugal), May 8 - 14 2016

Visit to “Chão do Rio”

Learning Plan Objective Understand how a traditional farm can contribute to the landscape, be explored in an entrepreneurial and sustainable way through sensitive reuse and reformation.

Criteria Fieldwork - Students follow a guide to help them to express their observations and ask questions.

Learning environment The farm as a sustainable system.

Important vocabulary Rural tourism, vegetation, biological pool, building materials, meadow maintenance, sustainable use of resources, environmental and economic sustainability.

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Meeting - Seia (Portugal), May 8 - 14 2016

Visit to “Piódão”

Learning Plan Objective Realize the reality of an underprivileged village due to the geographical location, the promotion strategies and economic development that are being carried out there.

Criteria Fieldwork - Exploring the village and its culture through a peddy-paper.

Explore the Museum of Piódão Learning resources Piódão as a Public Interest Monument Important vocabulary Natural, Human and Cultural landscape; building materials 4

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Meeting - Seia (Portugal), May 8 - 14 2016

Visit to “Centro de Interpretação da Serra da Estrela ”

Learning Plan Objective Gain knowledge of the diversity of the natural heritage in Serra da Estrela Park, Portugal.

Criteria Students explore the thematic (biological & geological) exhibitions.

Workshop on local plants identification. Students take notes and picture, record movies during activities/ tasks.

Learning resources Thematic Exhibitions. Use smartphones, Androids with Qr code Reader to identify Local Plants.

Important vocabulary Flora, Fauna, Geologic aspects of Serra da Estrela

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Meeting - Seia (Portugal), May 8 - 14 2016

Visit to “Serra da Estrela ”

Learning Plan Objective Encourage reflection on the socio-economic importance of Serra da Estrela.

Observe biological and geological characteristics in Serra da Estrela.

Criteria Observations and interpretations oriented orally by a biologist. Students take notes and picture, record movies during activities/ tasks.

Learning resources Bus trip and stops in selected áreas in Serra da Estrela.

Important vocabulary Flora, Fauna, morphology and geology of Serra da Estrela. Socio-economic aspects.

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Meeting - Seia (Portugal), May 8 - 14 2016

Visit to “Department of Civil Engineering and Arquitecture of UBI”

Learning Plan Objective Understand the importance of sustainable development in geographic underprivileged small villages /regions.

Use some basic principles in the construction of houses/ towers using spaghetti.

Criteria Lectures; Spaghetti tower workshop. Students take notes and picture, record movies during activities/ tasks.

Learning resources Department of Civil Engineering and Arquitecture of UBI Important vocabulary Characteristics of sustainable houses.

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Meeting - Seia (Portugal), May 8 - 14 2016

Tackle a real problem/Creative problem- solving

Learning Plan Objective Plan the outcome and present solutions to a real-problem of sustainable development.

Criteria Workshop - Collaborative Problem-solving -Working in groups, students reflect, discuss, share opinions, plan for possible outcomes and generate possible solutions to the problem.

Learning resources The places /spaces visited and the week’s activities / tasks done.

Important vocabulary Vocabular used in previous activities.

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