Curriculum and learning
situations in Portugal
PARSEL Project
Lisboa meeting, 25 – 29 October
Cecília Galvão
Portuguese
Secondary
Education
3rd Cycle
2nd Cycle
1st Cycle
B
A
S
I
C
System
Science education in the
Portuguese Curriculum
• See English version (Photocopies) of the document in:
http://cie.fc.ul.pt/membros/cgalvao/curriculonacionalcompetencias.pdf
Presentation of some documents with the
portuguese Physical and Natural Science
curriculum orientations
Earth in space
The Transforming Earth
Living Well in Earth
Sustainability
Considering the theme Sustainability, it develops
from:
How do science and
technology
applications have an
effect on Earth?
What are the
consequences of an
unrully use of natural
resources?
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?
How can we
contribute to the
sustainability in
Earth?
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: 15-18
Subjects: Biology; Integrated Sciences; Science for Public
Understanding.
(http://myeurope.eun.org/shared/data/myeurope/2005/webquests/gen
etic-engineering.htm )