Course Unit / One Foot in the Tide: How to Turn the intertidal zone into a Resource?

One Foot in the Tide: How to Turn the intertidal zone into a Resource?

Year
1
Academic year
2022-2023
Code
02049555
Subject Area
Basic Education Teacher Training
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
ECTS Credits
0.5
Type
Compulsory
Level
Non Degree Course

Recommended Prerequisites

N./A.

Teaching Methods

The action takes place in the classroom consisting of: theoretical session and reflection group to present the basic theoretical concepts; theoretical and practical session, in large and small group, to explore and select strategies and tools appropriate to the development of training content and reflection on its use in the classroom; practical session in large group.

Learning Outcomes

The AFCD "Um Pé na Maré", which takes place within the bLueTIDE project, aims to empower early childhood educators and teachers, from all educational levels, to become independent and confident in teaching scientific concepts related to the rocky intertidal zone.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

- What is the intertidal zone?

- How are tide pools formed?

- Tides

-Distribution of organisms in the intertidal zone: physical-chemical and biological factors

- Organisms' adaptations to the intertidal zone

- Ecosystem pressures

- Why should we preserve the intertidal zone?

Head Lecturer(s)

Zara Fani Gonçalves Teixeira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Attendance: 100.0%

Bibliography

Nybakken, J.W. (2001) Marine Biology: An Ecological Approach. 5th Edition, Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco, 516 pp.