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Primary school health education: how children can learn about microbes and hand hygiene

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dc.contributor.authorMafra, Paulo
dc.contributor.authorLima, Nelson
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Graça S. de
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-22T09:42:30Z
dc.date.available2020-07-22T09:42:30Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractIn a technologically advanced and globalizing world, it is necessary to adjust the curricula and teaching methodologies so that scientific training can be applied to the real and current situations of pupils’ personal and social lives, thus contributing to improving their scientific literacy. The experimental teaching of science allows a better understanding of the children’s world. Primary school children’s natural curiosity is a gateway for better learning about microorganisms. Experimental primary school teaching of microbiology, focusing on hand hygiene, was implemented in this study. This practical activity was developed in Bragança, Portugal, with 16 pupils enrolled in the 4th year of primary school, by addressing the problem-question: “Why should you wash your hands before meals?” The results showed that pupils had come to recognize that they had bacteria on their hands and had verified the effectiveness of the handwashing process. It was concluded that this activity can help children, as early as the primary school, through an autonomous and responsible manner, to understand the importance of handwashing, so that they see this procedure as not being just a socially correct behaviour or a simple rule to fulfil.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMafra, P; Lima, Nelson; Carvalho, Graça Simões de (2020) Primary school health education: how children can learn about microbes and hand hygiene. In G.S. Carvalho; P. Palhares; F. Azevedo; M.C. Parente (Eds) Improving children’s learning and well-being. Braga: Universidade do Minho. p. 52-63. ISBN 978-972-8952-63-1pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn978-972-8952-63-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/22503
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherUniversidade do Minhopt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectHealth educationpt_PT
dc.subjectPrimary schoolpt_PT
dc.subjectMicroorganismspt_PT
dc.subjectHand hygienept_PT
dc.titlePrimary school health education: how children can learn about microbes and hand hygienept_PT
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oaire.citation.endPage63pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage52pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleImproving children’s learning and well-beingpt_PT
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