Time travelComparing arc shapes
Five arches, more than a while
An old bridge didn't stop in history.
History of Ponte de Cavez
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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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Time travelCompare clues
The village that stayed in memory
The traces of the Old Village of Toninha count for another time.
Rio Douro · archeology 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.
Part of the text and distinguishes what is documented from what is still a hypothesis.
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Crafts and memoriesCompare clues
Broa changed tool
Tradition also incorporates new ways of working.
Gondiães · documented transformations 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.
Part of the text and distinguishes what is documented from what is still a hypothesis.
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The flavours of CabeceirasCompare clues
Barrosan: a name that accompanies the origin
Land connection is also documented.
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.
Part of the text and distinguishes what is documented from what is still a hypothesis.
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The flavours of CabeceirasCompare clues
Maize with rice size
The millers tell a rural table story.
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.
Part of the text and distinguishes what is documented from what is still a hypothesis.
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Time travelCompare clues
The relief gives a clue to the name
A gently wavy landscape on the western shore of the municipality.
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.
Part of the text and distinguishes what is documented from what is still a hypothesis.
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Time travelCompare clues
A Medieval Image Found On Earth
Wood can keep centuries of memory.
Heritage of Outeiro · account published in 2012
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- In the description of the sculpture, find three elements: crown, throne and Child.
- It distinguishes the time attributed to the piece from the date when the news was published.
- The photograph on this page shows the church. It does not allow observing the details of the sculpture.
Part of the text and distinguishes what is documented from what is still a hypothesis.
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Crafts and memoriesComparing collective dates
Outeiro and football
Local memory also passes through sport.
Associative memory · 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.
A proposal to make at your pace, without collecting copies.
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Read the landscape through the plantsCompare two humid environments
Some plants prefer water slowly
The long board is connected to wetlands.
Wetlands 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 name
The water connected the mountains, the mills and the fields.
Bucos · testimony of 1758
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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 give another life to the chapel
In Lady of Amparo, the materials also tell a story.
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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The life you don't always seeCompare two faces
A house under the ground
Badger spends most of his life 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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