Our school - Escola Secundária de Loulé

Our Geographic Coordinates (24Set2008)

Today at Escola Secundária de Loulé students made a GPS activity. They have measured our geographic coordinates and obtained our coordinates: Latitude-37°8'33.01" N; Longitude - 8°1'3.56" W.

Studenst also learned the proinciples of the GPS system functioning and how to navigate using a GPS receptor.

The sunset on September 23rd

We took pictures of the Sunset on September 23rd (equinox day) in order to allow us to see the way sunsets change along the year.

Using the ancient way to find latitude (23Set2008)

Students have used the shadow of a pole to measure their local latitude.

Today the Sun is precisely over the Equator and therefore we can use the sahadow produced by a pole a noon to measure the latitude. The angle that the shadow produces at the top of the pole will be exactly the same as the latitude of the place.

Our students have obtained a latitude of 37º N. The fact that it is in the northern hemisphere was deduced by the fact that the shadow was produced in that direction (confirmed by a compass) which means that the Sun is South of the place.

Astronomical observation at Escola Secundária de Loulé (30-05-2008)

Last night students from Escola Secundária de Loulé's Astronomy Club joined to make an astronomical observation. M13, M57, Saturn and it's moon Titan, Jupiter and it's four galilean moons were some of the objects that could be seen in the sky.

This astronomical observation is also part of the project PVI-310 "Por trás do céu azul" of Program Ciência Viva.

Escola Secundária de Loulé's students that made the wind tunnel create website

The Escola Secundária de Loulé's students that made the wind tunnel have created a website to expose part of their work and results at http://aerodinamica.no.sapo.pt. As a task in progress the website already contains the essencial information (website-in Portuguese)

Developing contents from Project's work

Today students from Escola Secundária de Loulé have been working in class making project activities using ICT. Here is a picture of some of them working.