Current Government: Fapeam is carrying out research and actions to spread science in the Compensa neighborhood, this Saturday (20)

Activities for the dissemination of science and scientific and technological projects developed with the support of the Amazonas Government, through the Amazonas State Research Support Foundation (Fapeam), will be presented on Saturday (20/7), during the eighth edition of the current government program.

The event, open to the public, will take place at the Escola Estadual Coronel Pedro Câmara (CMPM VIII), in the Compensa neighborhood, western region of Manaus, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In addition to the research presentation, visitors, especially children and adolescents, will be able to participate in educational and interactive games, optical illusion mats and children’s activities available in the Fapeam pavilion, as well as learn about the actions developed by the Foundation for the Promotion of Science, Technology and Innovation (CT&I) in Amazonas.

exhibition

Among the projects that will be showcased at the event is the “Organized Educational Materials Production Room”, developed within the scope of the Basic Education Development and Innovation Program (Prodeb/Fapeam), coordinated by the teacher from the State Department of Education and Sports, Regina Oliveira, at the Mayara Redman Abdul Aziz State School for Quality Care.

Another project is “Chemistry in a Gluten-Free Kitchen”, which was implemented through the Science in School Program (PCE), Notice No. 002/2023, coordinated by the professor from the State Department of Education and Sports, Leila da Silva Pedroza.

The work combined theory and practice by contextualizing chemical phenomena using gluten-free foods as an alternative laboratory and making knowledge about celiac disease and chemistry accessible to high school students at Colégio Amazonense D. Pedro II.

Current government

In its eighth edition, the Current Government Program is always held on Saturdays in public schools in all areas of the city. During the event, services such as issuing documents, medical consultations, psychosocial care, access to credit, sports activities and lectures are provided. In total, 37 government bodies participate in the citizenship procedure.