STEAM education through a hands-on approach

1 ECTS | 13 teaching hours Face-to-face teaching, with the possibility of transmission by videoconference.

Applications open. This course has already been held twice. The next edition is scheduled for the second semester of the 2025/2026 academic year..

For any clarification, please contact the Student Contact Point by email at balcaounico@ipt.pt or by telephone on 249328107

This course incorporates the new curriculum recommendations, particularly those relating to primary and secondary education, which advocate a more interdisciplinary approach to teaching. An integrated STEAM approach is therefore becoming increasingly popular, as it prepares students for real-life challenges and professions that require knowledge in these subjects. Recently, this approach has been proposed as a means of motivating students to study mathematics, a subject that is often blamed for contributing to academic failure, which in turn restricts access to professional careers in this field.

In this context, we propose a course with an integrated STEAM approach that emphasises mathematics and uses a hands-on, inquiry-based methodology. Students are asked questions that encourage them to carry out practical activities, think critically, discuss and reach conclusions, thereby promoting meaningful learning of the curricular concepts introduced.