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Your findings.

Up to six proposals of Cabeceiras, in your own order, to do it at home, in company or on a break.

2 de 6 propostas escolhidas · faça-as ao seu ritmo.

PROPOSTA 1 DE 2 · A world beneath the leaves

Draws stepwise growth

General biology · growth of fungi

Why do mushrooms grow in a circle?

Some mycelia spread out from a starting point, seeking nutrients in the outer areas. Mushrooms may emerge along that growing edge and form a ring. The visible circle thus follows the fungus’s expansion through its substrate. Not all fungi make these patterns; this general explanation does not confirm a ring observed in the municipality. The network grows as hyphae lengthen and branch. Connections between the threads also allow nutrients to move through the mycelium. Imagine several interconnected paths: a ring of mushrooms, when it appears, does not reveal the whole underground pattern. Growth does not have to trace a perfect circle. Nutrient distribution and environmental conditions influence its direction. The Australian botanic gardens describe greater development in favourable areas; the circle is a way to understand the process, not a compulsory pattern.

Vamos experimentar?

  1. Mark a point on a sheet and draw three filaments from it.
  2. In a second figure, it prolongs and branches the filaments; it adds links between some branches.
  3. In a third figure, it marks a possible margin of mushroom appearance. It distinguishes the visible ring net.

Simplified growth model without assigning a size, age or species to a real circle.

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Sources of this proposal

My findings

An idea, a drawing or a question to go on.

PROPOSTA 2 DE 2 · Travel through time

Try observing

Gondiães and Vilar de Cunhas · memory and landscape

A house with three granaries

At Casa de Chouzas, three 19th-century granaries stand alongside the manor house highlighted by the municipality. The group connects two functions: living and storing the harvest. Rather than looking only at the main house, it is worth recognising the importance of buildings supporting agriculture. The introduction to Vilar de Cunhas places this heritage in a landscape of plateau and mountain, shaped by farming and pastoralism. House and granaries can be read in that working context, although the source does not detail each property’s production. The house’s dating is less firm: the municipality presents it as perhaps 19th-century, while assigning the granaries to the 19th century. That difference should remain visible. The photograph accompanying the reading shows the portal, not the three granaries. The heritage reference does not confirm access to the group.

Vamos experimentar?

  1. Look at the photo of the portal and list only the elements you can see.
  2. Compared to the three granaries mentioned in the text: what depends on the written description?
  3. Imagine a caption that distinguishes the frame of the photograph from the remaining patrimonial set.

An activity to try at your own pace, without collecting specimens.

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Sources of this proposal

My findings

An idea, a drawing or a question to go on.

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