Learning science towards a sustainable development

Abstract. The quality and effectiveness of youth’s education will ultimately determine their future behavior as citizens. Therefore, it is of utmost importance that students learn to value and how to preserve their environment so that, in the future, as citizens eventually even in decision-making roles, they can assure that society’s development is made in a sustainable manner. In this communication we present a project whose main objective is to get students of Vieira do Minho high school involved in actively learning science while integrating the principles of sustainable development. Different subjects related to thei