A notebook.
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 · Life you do not always see

Try observing

General biology · dragonflies and damselflies, without a confirmed local record

Resting wings offer a clue

The Tagis guide describes damselflies with two similar pairs of wings, usually held closed or slightly apart vertically when perched. Dragonflies keep theirs open horizontally. This is an initial observation clue, not a species identification. Adult dragonflies can move away from watercourses thanks to their flying ability. Both groups belong to the order Odonata. The guide highlights compound eyes, short antennae and jaws used to capture other animals. Their prey includes flies and mosquitoes: these wings are part of a predator story, not just one of colours. The connection with water also changes with life stage. Dragonflies need water to complete their cycle, but adults can hunt in sunny clearings far from the river where they began life. Seeing an adult above a path does not locate its breeding point. Compare wing position, behaviour and habitat without turning one clue into an identification.

Vamos experimentar?

1. If you find a landed insect, watch it from a distance.
2. Compare wing position with text clues.
3. Register the doubt instead of assigning a species only by color.

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

Open a história e os seus recursos →

Sources of this proposal

• Tagis — Insects in Order, Odonata, dragonflies, dragonflies and friganiums (pp. 39–43 and 74)Consultation/revision: 2026-11-07

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.

Open a história e os seus recursos →

Sources of this proposal

• Municipality — Gondiães e Vilar de Cunhas, landscape, heritage and craftsConsultation/revision: 2026-11-07

My findings

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