Travel through timeComparing arc shapes
Five arches, more than one era
An old bridge did not stand still in history.
History of Cavez Bridge
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- Draw an arc pointed and another semicircular, from the descriptions.
- Associate the three central openings and the two sides to the forms indicated in the text.
- Note the partial photograph: Mark only the visible arches without completing the frame as if you were seeing them all.
Reading and drawing exercises; schemes do not reproduce the dimensions of the bridge.
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Travel through timeCompare the clues
The village that remained in memory
The remains of Toninha’s Aldeia Velha tell of another time.
Rio Douro · archaeology and oral tradition
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- Divide a sheet into two columns: interpretation of vestiges and popular tradition.
- Put the proposed chronology in one column and the narrative of the plague in the other.
- Imagine what question you would ask an archaeologist and what memory you would ask an inhabitant.
Start from the text and distinguish documented information from what remains a hypothesis.
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Crafts and memoriesCompare the clues
Broa gained a new tool
Tradition also takes in new ways of working.
Gondiães · changes documented in 2012
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- Make two columns, identified as before and in the visit of 2012.
- Put the tools and ways to get ingredients in the corresponding column.
- Write a collective task that remained necessary despite the change of equipment.
Start from the text and distinguish documented information from what remains a hypothesis.
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The flavours of CabeceirasCompare the clues
Barrosã: a name tied to its origins
The link to the land can be documented too.
Cabeceiras · regional product framework
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- Make two columns: ‘animal feed’ and ‘product records’.
- Distribute among them the clues of history: corn, hay, genealogical book and origin.
- Open the story of Gondiães to discover another link of Barrosan to the land.
Start from the text and distinguish documented information from what remains a hypothesis.
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The flavours of CabeceirasCompare the clues
Maize the size of rice
Mílheros tell a story of rural food.
Cabeceiras and neighboring municipalities · food memory
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- Make two columns: basic cereal and mentioned accompaniments.
- Check the ingredients associated with daily life and those linked to greater abundance.
- Compare it to another corn story: the papayas or the cereal cycle of Casa do Pão.
Start from the text and distinguish documented information from what remains a hypothesis.
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Travel through timeCompare the clues
The landscape offers a clue to the name
A gently rolling landscape on the municipality’s western edge.
Outeiro · landscape and historical interpretation
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- Choose a place name you know and write the explanation you imagine for it.
- Separate in a second line what you can confirm from a source.
- Compare the two lines: an interpretation of the name and a historical proof can be different things.
Start from the text and distinguish documented information from what remains a hypothesis.
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Travel through timeCompare the clues
A medieval image found in the earth
Wood can preserve centuries of memory.
Outeiro’s heritage · account published in 2012
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- Find three elements in the sculpture’s description: crown, throne and Child.
- Distinguish the period assigned to the object from the date the announcement was published.
- The photograph on this page shows the church. It does not show the sculpture’s details.
Start from the text and distinguish documented information from what remains a hypothesis.
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Crafts and memoriesComparing collective dates
Outeiro and football
Sport is part of local memory too.
Community associations · Outeiro
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- Writes Outeiro, São Nicolau and Passos together with the years indicated in the directory.
- He signs the two foundations in the same year.
- It distinguishes the date of foundation of an association of the longest history of football practice in place.
An activity to try at your own pace, without collecting specimens.
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Read the landscape through the plantsCompare two humid environments
Some plants prefer slow-moving water
Broadleaf cattail is associated with waterlogged ground.
Wetland plants · general botany
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- Divide a leaf between damp meadow and slow water margin.
- Consult the reed and board readings and associate the descriptions with the two tables.
- Write a question about the plant and another about the water. What information would require observation and what would require measurement?
Use text and scheme; no need to enter the water or take samples.
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Between rivers and mountainsCompare two watercourses
Two rivers lost their names
Water connected mountains, mills and fields.
Bucos · 1758 account
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- It makes two columns with the names Porto Souto and Rio de Moinhos.
- Checks the described current differences and common elements: fish, fields and grinding.
- It follows the link to St. Nicholas and finds where the report places the arrival of arms of Bucos.
An exercise with historical documents, without indicating a path on the ground.
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Crafts and memoriesCompare two portraits of Faia
Roots and light renew a chapel
At Senhora do Amparo, materials tell a story too.
Faia · sacred art, 2025
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- Read the history of the chapels described in 1758 and this reading about the intervention of 2025.
- On a sheet, separate what each source describes: location and relationships with the community; materials, light and artistic creation.
- Write down a question that remains unanswered. The old reference does not allow dating each part of the current building.
A comparison of sources to make at home; does not require access to the interior of the chapel.
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Life you do not always seeCompare two faces
A home beneath the ground
Badgers spend much of their lives out of our sight.
Badger · general biology
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- In the photograph, it follows the light and dark bands of the head and the contour of the body.
- Compare the text with the image: the description of the claws and the den goes beyond what this framework shows.
- Open the otter story and compare the snouts in the two photographs, keeping the contexts of each park separate.
The badger was photographed at the British Wildlife Centre in the UK. A daylight photograph in a park does not invalidate the description of the species' mostly nocturnal habits.
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