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..

Application fee: €10.00.

Course fees (payable after admission to the course):

•   National students: €16.00

•   International students: €24.00.

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

If you send your documentation by email (balcaounico@ipt.pt) or by post (Estrada da Serra - Quinta do Contador, 2300-313 Tomar), payment can be made by bank transfer to:

NIB: 0781 0112 0000 0001 2791 7

IBAN - PT50 0781 0112 0000 0001 2791 7

BIC - IGCPPTPL

Proof of transfer, indicating the student's details and the name of the account holder, must be sent to balcaounico@ipt.pt or attached to the application form.

This training is part of the Consórcio Rede Politécnica A23 do Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR).

Regulamento de bolsas do Consórcio Rede Politécnica A23.

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.