II Lab in a Box Meeting at Técnico Oeiras
On the afternoon of May 15, the II Lab in a Box – Oeiras Meeting took place in the atrium of the Oeiras Technician, an event to celebrate the end of the 2023-2024 edition of Lab in a Box (LiB), a project developed by the Gulbenkian Institute of Science and with the support of the Oeiras City Council. This science fair brought together 26 schools from the municipality of Oeiras, in an atmosphere of sharing scientific projects and discoveries.
Lab in a Box (LiB) is an educational project that puts students in the role of real scientists, allowing them to investigate scientific questions through practical experiments. At the start of the school year, the participating schools received kits with all the materials and protocols needed to carry out experimental activities, giving them another approach to teaching science.
The opening session was attended by Ana Luísa Santos, a teacher from the Ministry of Education and representative of the Directorate-General for Education; Pedro Patacho, a councillor from Oeiras Town Council; Rui Prada, a teacher and representative of the Instituto Superior Técnico; and Maria João Verdasca, the project coordinator from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência.