Thunderstorms and Thunderbolts in Teaching Strategies and - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Erasmus+ Programme Strategic Partnership for School Education 2017 - 2019 Thunderstorms and Thunderbolts in Teaching Strategies and Meteorology Short-term exchanges of groups of Pupils & Short-term joint Staff events 5 - 9 March 2018 AEAA Almada - Portugal

5 Countries - 5 Schools 14 teachers - 82 students Romania: Colegiul Naţional “Ştefan cel Mare”, Hârlău 1 teacher; 2 students Slovenia: II.Gimnazija Maribor, Maribor 1 teacher; 4 students Poland: Zespół Szkół w Pilicy, Pilica 1 teacher; 2 students France: Lycée Général et Technologique Jacques Prévert, Taverny 2 teachers; 5 students Portugal: Agrupamento de Escolas Anselmo de Andrade 9 teachers, 13 students, 4 secondary classes (10 th and 11 th grades)

Agrupamento de Escolas Anselmo de Andrade Formed in 2008 and being itself an individualized pole and at the same time the pivotal point of contact with other spaces, our cluster integrates students from different study levels going from ranges as kindergarten to secondary education. Our Mission Think Global, Act Local Our Values Responsibility, Cooperation, Autonomy and Entrepreneurship

The main and largest school, Escola Básica e Secundária Anselmo de Andrade, formed in 1971, offers a diversity of courses, basic and secondary grade. Portugal has 12 years of compulsory education: • Basic Education – 9 years divided in: Primary education (4 years) Basic 2 nd and 3 th education (5 years) • Secondary Education – 3 years In this school we have classes from the 5 th to the 12 th grade A total of 1030 students We offer the normal secondary courses: • Sciences and Technologies • Economic Sciences • Languages and Humanities • Arts • Professional courses like ICT Our students learn English , French or Spanish , and Mandarin , optional at secondary grade, as a second foreign language.

LTTA Study Subject: The Influence of the Western Winds on the Weather and Portugal´s Climate Summer: Azores High Pressure (Subtropical Anticyclone) Tropical Summer Sunshine Hot and dry weather W, NW, N winds (atlantic) NE, E, SE winds (Spain and N Africa)

Winter: Low Subpolar Pressures Temperate and humid Winter Maritime polar air, cyclones and frontal systems (polar front) Storms, rain, thunderstorms, W, NW, SW winds (Atlantic ocean)