Hands-on Science Brightening our future ISBN 978-989-8798-01-5 Edited by Manuel Filipe Pereira da Cunha Martins Costa, University of Minho, Portugal José Benito Vázquez Dorrío, University of Vigo, Spain Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências The Hands-on Science Network The Hands-on Science Network © 2015 HSCI Copyright © 2015 HSCI ISBN 978-989-8798-01-5 Printed by: Copissaurio Repro – Centro Imp. Unip. Lda. Campus de Gualtar, Reprografia Complexo II, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal Number of copies: 250 First printing: July 2015 Distributed worldwide by The Hands-on Science Network - [email protected] Full text available online (open access) at http://www.hsci.info The papers/chapters published in this book are exclusive responsibility of the authors. Please use the following format to cite material from this book: Author(s). Title of Chapter. Hands-on Science. Brightening our Future. Costa MF, Dorrío BV (Eds.); Hands-on Science Network, 2015, Page numbers. The authors of this book and the Hands-on Science Network, none of them, accept any responsibility for any use of the information contained in this book. All rights reserved. Permission to use is granted if appropriate reference to this source is made, the use is for educational purposes and no fees or other income is charged. The Hands-on Science Network © 2015 HSCI Hands-on Science. Brightening our future © 2015 HSci. ISBN 978-989-8798-01-5 Foreword Brightening our future Light, either sunlight or coming from the moon or the stars, emitted by the fireflies or the bulbs in our room or coming out of our TV screen, is not only one of the first main vehicles of contact with the world around us but also adds beauty and fascination to our lives. Blessing all of us, it is definitely one of the corner stones of the structure of our modern world and crucial to its development. In this Year of Light the main theme of the 12th International Conference on Hands-on Science was set to be the study of light, optics and its applications. By the importance of optics as major branch of science and by its numerous technological applications that make our everyday life easier and boost the positive prospects of development of our modern societies heading to a better brighter future for all humankind. The book herein aims to contribute to an effective implementation of a sound widespread scientific literacy and effective Science Education in our schools and at all levels of society. Its chapters reunite works presented in this line of thought at the 12th International Conference on Hands-on Science held in Madeira Island capital city of Funchal in Portugal, July 27 to 30, 2015. From pre-school science education to lifelong science learning and teacher training, the large diversified range of works that conforms this book renders it an important tool for schools and all involved in science education and on the promotion of scientific literacy. Vila Verde, Portugal, July 3, 2015. Manuel Filipe Pereira da Cunha Martins Costa Editor in chief Hands-on Science. Brightening our future © 2015 HSci. ISBN 978-989-8798-01-5 Hands-on Science. Brightening our future © 2015 HSci. ISBN 978-989-8798-01-5 FOREWORD CONTENTS Why-, Ways-, Whom-, When- What- and Who- to Teach in Science and Technology PG Michaelides 1 Design for a Visit to an Informal Learning Activity at the University X Prado, S Lorenzo-Álvarez, XR Sánchez, BV Dorrío 18 Hands-on Experiments in the Formation of Science Concepts in Pre-school J Trna 25 Child’s Play or a Child’s Crucial Work? The Importance of Play in the Learning of Science S Dale Tunnicliffe 30 Efficiency of Inquiry-Based Education: Guided Research vs. ‘Blind’ Brainstorming A Kazachkov, M Grynova, JC Moor, R Vovk 35 Potential of Science Club Networks for Science & Technology Popularization and Communication B Kumar-Tyagi, V Prasar 37 New Light to Relativity with Levers and Sticks X Prado 49 Students Become Mathematics Teachers L Sousa 61 Robots to Learn Statistics and Citizenship PC Lopes, E Fernandes 70 Recreational Angler Management in Marine Protect Area: a Case Study of Top-bottom Management F Encarnação, S Seixas 79 What Happens When Water Evaporates? An Inquiry Activity with Primary School Children P Varela, F Serra, MFM Costa 87 Exploring Probability Distributions with the Softwares R and Excel D Gouveia-Reis, S Mendonça 95 Hands-on Experiments and Creativity E Trnova 103 The Perception of the Population that Captures Mussels and Barnacles at Easter on Measures of Ecosystem Conservation M Jeremias, S Seixas 110 Studying Recombinant Protein Production and Regulation of Gene Expression in Genetic Transformed Bacteria using Fluorescent Reporter Protein mCherry: Molecular Tools and Procedures B Peixoto, F Sousa, S Pereira 117 Science Teaching in Primary School and the Importance of Interdisciplinarity in Knowledge Construction. Case Study: “Do Snails Prefer Cabbage or Lettuce?” P Varela, V Martins, A Moreira, MFM Costa 124 Syntax and Biology: a Teaching Experience with the Laboratory Notebook H Rebelo, D Aguín-Pombo 131 i Hands-on Science. Brightening our future © 2015 HSci. ISBN 978-989-8798-01-5 Development of Children’s Attitudes and KnowledgeTowards Insects: the Pedagogical Role of School Visits to Exhibitions D Aguín-Pombo, A França, AV Bento, J Azevedo 138 Color, Light and Matter - the Simplicity of Metal Ion Complexes I Boal-Palheiros 144 Control of Carnivore Overpopulation (Egyptian Mongoose and Red Fox): Study Case in the Council of Azambuja (Portugal) M Teodósio, S Seixas 150 Hands on Action-Research in Construction of the Teaching Profession: A Scientific Contribution in the Initial Teacher Training of the University of Madeira (UMa) MFB Pestana-Gouveia, P Brazão 156 Hands-on Mathematics with Lego Robots S Martins, E Fernandes 161 Mathematics Higher Education with Interactive Computing Resources L Camacho, M Garapa, JNM Ferreira 166 “Think Global Act Local” - an Experience of Environmental Education for Sustainable Development on Special Protection Zone of Samouco Saltworks HC Carvalho-Pires, IA Pinto-Mina 170 Equilibrium and Stability in the Magnetic Field: Learning through an Out-of-Classroom Experiment D Castro, D Fernández, J Blanco, BV Dorrío 175 Developing Environmental Awareness of High School Students: 3rd Enka Ecological Literacy Camp as an Example ER Şükrüye 181 Learning to Be Critical with Mathematics: Body Mass Index S Abreu, E Fernandes 184 Discovering Light. The 5th Science Fair Hands-on Science MFM Costa, Z Esteves 188 The Euro4Science Forensic Science Education Toolbox – Demonstration of Beta Version L Souto, F Tavares, H Moreira, R Fidalgo, R Pinho 193 Euro4Science: Exploring Forensic Science Popularityto Promote Young People's Interest in Science and Technology L Souto, H Moreira, F Tavares, R Fidalgo, R Pinho 197 Modeling the Neuron! C Medeiros y Araujo, AS Lima-Marinho 201 Bio-Battery: Biomass Electrolyte M Firdaus-Nawawi, M Aziz-Khan, E Motius 204 Biodiversity and Species Extinction: STSE Inquiry Based Activities about The Consequences Induced by Volcanic Eruptions in the Tree of Life and in Travelling and Tourism by Humans C Sousa 207 The Scientific Concepts in Biology Textbooks M Ornelas, C Horta, D Aguin-Pombo 209 ii Hands-on Science. Brightening our future © 2015 HSci. ISBN 978-989-8798-01-5 ABSTRACTS Designing Learning Scenarios with Robots for Hands-on Mathematics and Informatics Learning E Fernandes 217 Light and Shadows of Hands-on Based Education A Kazachkov, M Kireš 218 Chromium: the Keyword Towards a Web of Interdisciplinary Networks ML Pereira, TM Santos 218 Wind Tunnel in the Classroom J Pernar 220 A Study on Teachers' Perception about Educational Technology C Serdar, E Ceylan 222 Recreational Angler Management in Marine Protect Area: a Case Study of Top-bottom Management F Encarnação, S Seixas 223 Structuring Students Engagement in Inquiry-based Learning; the Process Is the Product A Suarez, F Prinsen, O Firssova, M Specht 224 Dependence of Fluorescence on Temperature B Mota, S Ferreira-Teixeira 225 Impact of Coastal Erosion in Portugal: Science Facts in a Television Documentary S Barata, M Serra, P Pombo 226 Using Socrative in Physics Courses for Immediate Formative Feedback N Balta, A Kaya 227 Science Motivation JC António, CMJM Marques 228 Access to Science and Technology by Women in India K Dasgupta-Misra 230 Arduino Science Kit: Open Hardware Platform for Science Activities P Ferreira, J Loureiro 231 Potential of Science Club Networks for Science & Technology Popularization and Communication B Kumar-Tyagi, V Prasar 233 SCIENTOONS and Nanotechnology: a Science of Small Things for a BIG Change PK Srivastava 235 Interdisciplinarity in Physics Education - Study of the Potential Difference Generated by Oxi – reduction Reaction (Battery) with the Use of Computer Modelling Y Ulrich, A Machado, C Elias, A Santiago, L Pinheiro 236 "Ciência p´ra que te Quero": Making Science Accessible and Exciting to Young People MA Forjaz, M Maciel; A Alves, J Ferreira, J Marques, C Almeida-Aguiar, MJ Almeida 237 From Science to Consciousness: Why do We Need Clean Water MA Forjaz, MJ Almeida, M Maciel, A Nobre, C Almeida-Aguiar 238 iii Hands-on Science. 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ISBN 978-989-8798-01-5 Science Communication from Undergraduate Students to Children: Activities, Opportunities and Challenges J Ferreira, J Marques, MA Forjaz, MJ Almeida, C Almeida-Aguiar 239 Ionic Liquids Research and High School Students - In the Know and on the Go I Boal-Palheiros, AF Cláudio, M Freire, J Coutinho 240 Learning with Augmented Reality E Fernandes, PC Lopes, S Abreu, S Martins 241 Innovative Hands on Science Approach and Multi-pronged Communication Strategy to Dispel Myth about Nuclear Energy A Srivastava 243 Educational Project for the STAR Experiment at RHIC V Belaga, A Kechechyan, K Klygina, A Komarova, Y Panebrattsev, D Sadovsky, N Sidorov 244 Before versus After: “Word Clouds” as a Tool to Identify Adequate Key-Words Describing an Experimental Activity in a Chemistry Laboratory Context TM Santos 245 The Wievs of Teachers on the Practice of Technology and Design Lesson Programme C Serdar, E Ceylan 246 Student Attitudes Toward Science and Technology in Public Education of Chile.