The New Frontiers of Engineering Award is an initiative promoted by the Portuguese Association of Engineers (Central Region) which aims to stimulate the interest of students in elementary and secondary education about STEM themes and in the engineering profession. Environmental (Bio)monitoring, was a work developed by students of the 7th year of Colégio da Imaculada Conceição, school and candidate for the prize in 2017. Consisting of the measurement, using microwave and radiofrequency, of the dielectric properties of leaves of the inula spiraeifolia plant in order to investigate its applicability to monitor environmental pollution. Comparing to contaminated water with different concentrations of heavy metals.

The New Frontiers of Engineering Award is an initiative promoted by the Portuguese Association of Engineers (Central Region) which aims to stimulate the interest of students in elementary and secondary education about STEM themes and in the engineering profession. Modern-day Noria, was a work developed by students of the 8th year of Colégio da Imaculada Conceição, school and candidate for the prize in 2017. Consisting of the design and construction of a modern-day noria that produces electricity when a hammer strikes a piezoelectric crystal.

The New Frontiers of Engineering Award is an initiative promoted by the Portuguese Association of Engineers (Central Region) which aims to stimulate the interest of students in elementary and secondary education about STEM themes and in the engineering profession. Junior Privacy, was a work developed by students of the 6th and 7th year of Colégio da Imaculada Conceição school and candidate for the prize in 2016. Consisting of creating an alarm that allows privacy in the juvenile’s room and to know if someone came in during his absence.

The New Frontiers of Engineering Award is an initiative promoted by the Portuguese Association of Engineers (Central Region) which aims to stimulate the interest of students in elementary and secondary education about STEM themes and in the engineering profession. Proximity Sensor Hat was a work developed by students of the 12th year of Colégio da Imaculada Conceição school and candidate for the prize in 2016. Consisting of the development of a hat with a sensor connected to an audible buzzer that warns the invisuals of the proximity of obstacles

The New Frontiers of Engineering Award is an initiative promoted by the Portuguese Association of Engineers (Central Region) which aims to stimulate the interest of students in elementary and secondary education about STEM themes and in the engineering profession. Humidity Sensor was a work developed by students of the 7th year of Colégio da Imaculada Conceição school and candidate for the prize in 2016. Consisting of the development of an humidity sensor, which was designed to be used in plant cultivation (small-scale and / or large scale) in a circuit that indicates when the soil is dry, which implies the need to carry out its watering. 

Characterisation of images obtained from flat and curved mirrors.

Decomposition of the white light and identification of the primary and secondary colours of the light. 

A video from the Portuguese Engineers Association that shows how engineering is present in our daily life. The video intends to promote the profession of engineer among the students of elementary and secondary levels.

In this section you can find different animations explaining the use of the tools that are provided by the VLE.