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A Portuguese initiative for the promotion of scientific and
technological culture
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CIÊNCIA VIVA
- A Portuguese Agency created in 1996 for the promotion of public awareness of Science and Technology
- Ciência Viva is an association of different research centres and public bodies
- Located at the Pavilhão do Conhecimento (Pavilion of Knowledge), Lisbon
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CIÊNCIA VIVA IN SCHOOLSScience Education, practical work
CIÊNCIA VIVA CENTRESA national network of interactive science centres
NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS
Conferences, exhibitions, scientific film festivals...
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Anual Call For school projects that teach science with hands-on experiments.
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Ciência Viva Centres
A national network of interactive science centers in collaboration with universities and local authorities.
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SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Activities carried out by research institutions with the
coordination of Ciência Viva, since 1997, in the following fields:
Astronomy
Geology
Biology
And also:
Visits to engineering facilities
Visits to Lighhouses
(In collaboration with the Portuguese Navy)
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Activities for the general public taking palce in different parts of the country
Participation of Science institutions, museums and science centres.
7 editions (since 1998)
Science & Technology Week - November
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Science in the Holidays for Young People
A programme that provides high school students with an opportunity for first-hand contact with the reality of scientific research work in the Summer holidays.
8 editions (since 1997)
Students take part in projects in public and private laboratories and research centres under the supervision of science experts.
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Science education projects in collaboration with scientific institutions, with international partnerships
Participation in the Space Experiment Module, a NASA educational programme
National Coordination: Physics on Stage and Science on Stage
Robotics projects, National Robotics Festival, RoboCup 2004
Science and Risk: A project involving social and natural science
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A project for Biology students on issues related to the Human Genome research with the support of experts and the participation of journalists and a writer.
Activities: discussions on an Internet Forum and through videoconference, sessions for the general public, laboratory experiments, story writing on the topic, article witing.
Four editions (from 2001 to 2004)
Participation of Brazilian and German students.
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Science education projects in collaboration with scientific institutions
A contest aiming at creating awareness for the use of renewable energy.Students are invited to build gadgets that use solar energy.With the colaboration of Portuguese Society of Solar
Energy.
A contest that invites students to answer questions about space issues and physics. A challenge is presented each month.With the participation of a researcher that has collaborated in scientific research in several space missions.With the support of ESA.
Space / Physics Challenges
Solar Energy Contest
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European Science Projects
A network of Austrian, Greek, Italian and Portuguese schools carry out activities on different topics.Project promoted by the Italian Ministry of Education.
EsaT: European Science and Technology
European project coordinated by the ECSITE museums and science centres network.
Pencil (Permanent European Resource Centre for Informal Learning )
European project coordinated by La Main à la Pâte, Target population: Elementary school students.
SCIENCEDUC
VOLVOX
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After all, they are like us!
In DN (national daily newspaper), 4th Aug 1997
Vol 420, 12th Dec 2002
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