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Youth learn about richness and strokes of "Earth"

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Children express what they have learned about nature.

Exploring the theme "Earth", the 4th National Science and Technology Week was inaugurated. This week had the objective to share knowledge, creativity and to reach the interest of the population, specially children and adolescents, from poor communities from Cabo de Santo Agostinho, in Pernambuco (Brazil). Furthermore, emphasized about the importance of the nature in life and for the country development. The event contributed for the discussion of the results, the prominence and the impact of scientific and technologic research.  It was held in Mestre Dié Cultural Centre and in Eucalipto Park, in Ponte dos Carvalhos, Cabo during the first week of October.


Promoted by Science and Technology Ministry, The 4th National Week it’s disperse by all over the country through over 400 cities, with more of 1300 research and teaching institutions, Non-Government Organizations (NGO), companies, schools, Federal organs, research groups and municipal and Federal secretariats. In Pernambuco there are 43 points of activities and in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, the event has the support from NGO Plan Brazil. According to the community promoter of Plan in Pernambuco, Renata Rocha, the National Week "is very important for us to stimulate the children about science and technology so that in the future they can become great scientists".

 

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Children watching a discussion about nature.


Among 150 people, children, adolescents, adults, volunteers and communities promoters of Plan attend to the activities and discourses, which had been organized at Cultural Centre about: Impacts of Global Heating to the Northeast; Development for What and for Who? Biodiversity of the swamp area covered with mangroves - The Voice; Global Heating and the Extinction of the Biodiversity, and others.

"I learned many things about nature and how can I care for it. Now I’ll be aware", says Carla L. a nine-year-old girl.

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The Week in other years

Each year increases the amount of research and teaching institutions and municipal districts to the National Science and Technology Week.

In 2006, 8.654 activities were made, in almost 400 cities, involving 1014 institutions.

There was a big mobilization from researchers, technicians, teachers and students, with enthusiasm and dedication, organized events for all over the country. Since 2004, over 8000 activities had been made.


 

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