{"id":2,"date":"2016-05-10T03:48:21","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T03:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educoast.ipma.pt\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-11-18T16:35:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T16:35:27","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/educoast.ipma.pt\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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The Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Experimental learning offers a variety of experiences that cannot be acquired in a typical classroom environment, especially in natural sciences. Fieldwork-based education promotes critical thinking and problem solving, assisting in the retention of new scientific concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“EDUCOAST – Nature-Based Education in Coastal GeoSciences – A field station in southern Portugal” aims at promoting nature-based education in coastal and marine geosciences through classroom lecturing and field-based practical exercises. The educational offer includes school (elementary and high) and local associations\u2019 visits on-demand with hands-on activities,  academic training (internships, M.Sc., and Ph.D.), international summer schools, professional training for maritime personnel, tourism professionals, and secondary school teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project is the joint collaboration between the the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere, I. P.<\/strong> <\/a>(promoter), the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon<\/a><\/strong>, the Portuguese Environment Agency, I.P.<\/a><\/strong>, and the Centro de Ci\u00eancia Viva de Tavira<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EDUCOAST project is funded by the EEA Blue Growth Programme’s grant<\/strong> <\/a>under call #5 \u201cEducation\u201d. It allows the implementation of the training program and covers the expenses of the national and international trainees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The educational activities take place at the IPMA Experimental Station,  Tavira (EEMT), southern Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The station is located in a unique coastal setting that serves as an open-sky lab and features fields of dunes, saltmarsh, lagoon, sand barrier islands, and beaches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The EEMT Marine and Coastal Geology Laboratory is a well-equipped research lab for sedimentological analysis financed by the National Roadmap for Research Infrastructures of Strategic Interest (RNIE) grant under the EMSO-PT project.  The laboratory consists of two labs and a container with scientific equipment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lab 1 features Malvern Mastersizer 3000 for fine grain-size analysis; Eijekelkamp calcimeter for the determination of carbonate content; sample divider Retsch PT 100 for accurate sediment handling; Planetary Ball Mill Retsch PM 100 for sample grinding; water bath JULABO GmbH, and Universal Oven Memmert for sample drying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lab 2 is equipped with Retsch Camsizer P4 for analyzing particle sizes and shapes; Micro-Raman Witec Alpha 300R for acquiring sample chemical information non-destructively; and Binocular Microscope Leica MZ16 and Lupa Leica WZ4W with wi-fi for mineralogy characterization and imaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The container on-site hosts a Geotek standard Multi-Sensor Core Logger (MSCL-XCT) for 2D and 3D core analysis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The activities offered within the EDUCOAST project prioritize preserving and protecting the natural environment. Lecturing and hands-on exercises underpin the importance and sustainability of coastal systems, using the Ria Formosa as an example. The educational offer is diverse and includes the following activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Schools and Associations<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Visits on demand: field and lab activities for experiential learning and reflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Academic Training<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Field-based training in coastal and marine geosciences to undergraduate and graduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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High School Teachers\u2019 Training<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Training for high school teachers in the domain of coastal processes, using the Ria Formosa as an example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Professional Training<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Professional training for maritime and tourism personnel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Summer School<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Training for Ph.D. and postdoctoral students to learn field and laboratory techniques used in coastal morphodynamics and geological oceanography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Communication and Outreach<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dissemination of project activities, with the aim of promoting education based on coastal and marine geosciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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