Curriculum and learning situations in Portugal PARSEL Project Lisboa meeting, 25 – 29 October Cecília Galvão

Portuguese Education System 1st Cycle 2nd Cycle 3rd Cycle Secondary BASICBASIC

Science education in the Portuguese Curriculum See English version (Photocopies) of the document in: Presentation of some documents with the portuguese Physical and Natural Science curriculum orientations

Earth in space The Transforming Earth Living Well in Earth Sustainability

How do science and technology applications have an effect on Earth? What are the consequences of an unrully use of natural resources? How can we contribute to the sustainability in Earth? What are the factors for the dynamic balance of ecosystems? How do Science and Technology enable the use of natural resources? What have been the contributes of Humanity for the global change? Considering the theme Sustainability, it develops from:

Example of some activities (in a CD-Rom & in Books): Galvão, C. (Coord.) (2005). Ciências Físicas e Naturais. Orientações curriculares para o 3º ciclo do Ensino Básico. Lisboa: ME. [CD–Rom] Galvão, C., Reis, P., Freire, A. & Oliveira, T. (2006). Avaliação de competências em ciências. Sugestões para professores do ensino básico e do ensino secundário.[Competence evaluation in science. Suggestions for basic and secondary education teachers.] Lisboa: ASA. Reis, P. (2003). O “admirável mundo novo” em discussão. [The “brave new world” in discussion]. Lisboa: ME.

One example of activity (decision making) Discussing and Deciding About Genetic Engineering By Pedro Reis, teacher, Portugal Evaluating the impact of different applications of genetic engineering on our society, with the aim of deciding on the attribution, or not, of a large funding for research in this field. Age group: Subjects: Biology; Integrated Sciences; Science for Public Understanding. ( etic-engineering.htm ) etic-engineering.htm