{"id":1105,"date":"2025-05-15T10:26:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T13:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/?page_id=1105"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:57:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:57:39","slug":"atividades-ativas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/en\/atividades-ativas\/","title":{"rendered":"Active Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1105\" class=\"elementor elementor-1105\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77530d93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77530d93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-671762c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"671762c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd1522d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bd1522d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Active Activities<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ed7fef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55ed7fef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba78f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bba78f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba5b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eba5b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to educational games, we\u2019ve also developed practical, interactive, and experimental experiences to dive even deeper into the world of geotechnics. Here you\u2019ll find resources that bring concepts to your fingertips\u2014literally.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b1760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9b1760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interactive Simulations \u2013 Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b45125c e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b45125c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-461b03d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"461b03d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ever wanted to play foundation engineer without getting your hands dirty? With our interactive simulations built in <\/span><b>Scratch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">now you can! Inspired by the <\/span><b>PhET<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> project from the University of Colorado, these simulations let you explore how variables such as soil type, foundation dimensions, and water table level impact bearing capacity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc079a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc079a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Simulation-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1375\" alt=\"Funda\u00e7\u00f5es\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Simulation-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Simulation-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Simulation-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Simulation-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Simulation-1536x1090.png 1536w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Simulation-2048x1453.png 2048w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Simulation-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7b198 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e7b198\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ebbed elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83ebbed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scratch.mit.edu\/projects\/894072681\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scratch \ud83e\udc65<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d8112 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3d8112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ActiveSim_BearingCapacityShallow_v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Guidelines \ud83e\udc63<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065f244 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"065f244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2024_LopesLopes-VII-CIM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Lopes &amp; Lopes (2024) \ud83e\udc65\n<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2582142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2582142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the activity<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d3062 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77d3062\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cefde13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cefde13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tool allows you to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manipulate variables (soil type, depth, shape and size of the foundation, presence of water)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visualize in real time the effects of changes on foundation sizing and safety<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engage in guided reflection through a structured activity guide before and during the simulation<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1523bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1523bfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learning Objectives:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-025972d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"025972d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f94b6a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f94b6a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand the factors influencing bearing capacity<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply critical thinking to solve geotechnical problems<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop practical and analytical skills using interactive educational technology<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156bbff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"156bbff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Important:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This activity should be used <\/span><b>after theoretical instruction on the topic in class<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85902c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85902c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who\u2019s Behind This Activity?\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076cd46 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"076cd46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dbd21e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dbd21e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The simulation was developed from scratch by Dr Bruna Lopes, who programmed, tested, and fine-tuned every detail as if it were a mini virtual foundation. La\u00eds Lopes brought a sharp and critical eye to the review process, ensuring everything ran smoothly \u2013 especially the concepts!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8536879 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8536879\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e414feb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e414feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hands-On Experimentation \u2013 Unsaturated Soils with Everyday Objects\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c991c02 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c991c02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e47d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2e47d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attention, potato scientists! Who says geotechnical learning needs a fancy lab to be fun and meaningful? This collection of activities turns everyday objects \u2014 like potatoes, paper towels, and sand \u2014 into powerful tools for scientific exploration. The proposed guidelines are adapted from well-established practices in unsaturated soil education and organized so that any educator, even with limited resources, can carry them out in the classroom or in science workshops.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These experiments not only demonstrate fundamental concepts such as matric and osmotic suction, but also promote active observation, hypothesis formation, and critical thinking \u2014 essential pillars of deep and lasting learning.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c585aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"c585aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1105 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium_large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c585aef\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"SandCastle\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM3MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dlb2Z1bi5jb20uYnJcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzA1XC9TYW5kQ2FzdGxlLXNjYWxlZC5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJjNTg1YWVmIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SandCastle-scaled.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SandCastle-768x545.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Solos parcialmente saturados\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SandCastle-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SandCastle-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SandCastle-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SandCastle-1536x1090.png 1536w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SandCastle-2048x1453.png 2048w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SandCastle-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1372'>\n\t\t\t\tSandcastle\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c585aef\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Batata\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM3MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dlb2Z1bi5jb20uYnJcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzA1XC9CYXRhdGEtc2NhbGVkLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImM1ODVhZWYifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Batata-scaled.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Batata-768x545.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Solos n\u00e3o saturados\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Batata-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Batata-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Batata-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Batata-1536x1090.png 1536w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Batata-2048x1453.png 2048w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Batata-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1371'>\n\t\t\t\tOsmotic potato\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c585aef\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"UnsatImages (1)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dlb2Z1bi5jb20uYnJcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzA1XC9VbnNhdEltYWdlcy0xLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImM1ODVhZWYifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UnsatImages-1.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UnsatImages-1-768x545.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UnsatImages-1-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UnsatImages-1-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UnsatImages-1-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UnsatImages-1-1536x1090.png 1536w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UnsatImages-1-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UnsatImages-1.png 1748w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1390'>\n\t\t\t\tWalking water\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c66352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c66352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Included Activities:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b2ff61 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b2ff61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387d369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"387d369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>\ud83c\udff0<\/b><b> Sandcastle Experiment: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A playful approach to demonstrate how moisture content affects the strength and cohesion of sand. Students build mini castles using dry, moist, and saturated sand and observe their different levels of stability, illustrating the concept of matric suction.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2000f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2000f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sandcastle.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download PDF \u2013 Activity Guides and Instructions \ud83e\udc63<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65418c1 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65418c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53cea8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53cea8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>\ud83e\udd54<\/b><b> Osmotic Potato: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using potato slices and saline solutions of varying concentrations, students observe volume and mass changes to understand the effects of osmotic suction. This is a visual and accessible way to explore water movement and osmotic balance in soil pores.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4928b2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4928b2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/OsmoticPotato_v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download PDF \u2013 Activity Guides and Instructions \ud83e\udc63<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5bfc7 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c5bfc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edfab33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edfab33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>\ud83d\udca7<\/b><b> Walking Water: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A simple and colorful activity that visualizes water flow between cups connected by paper towels. It practically demonstrates capillary action and matric suction, with immediate results and strong visual impact.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d6ce23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d6ce23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WalkingWater_v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download PDF \u2013 Activity Guides and Instructions \ud83e\udc63<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d058af3 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d058af3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02dfdc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02dfdc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>\ud83e\udde0<\/b><b> Guided Conceptual Discussions: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A set of questions and discussion prompts to help students connect the phenomena observed in the activities with theoretical foundations. It encourages dialogue, argumentation, and deep learning through group reflection. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f293e64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f293e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GroupDiscussions_v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download PDF \u2013 Activity Guides and Instructions \ud83e\udc63<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2875acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2875acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learning Objectives:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c27c35a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c27c35a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446e115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"446e115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember: Conceptualize matric and osmotic suction based on visual experiments.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand: Explain the effects of moisture on the behavior of unsaturated soils.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply: Relate everyday phenomena to technical concepts.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyze: Compare observed results under different experimental conditions and draw conclusions.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engage: Develop scientific curiosity, creativity, and autonomy in the learning process.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b6272a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b6272a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1776\" height=\"1248\" src=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taxonomia-de-Bloom-visual-selection.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taxonomia-de-Bloom-visual-selection.png 1732w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taxonomia-de-Bloom-visual-selection-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taxonomia-de-Bloom-visual-selection-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taxonomia-de-Bloom-visual-selection-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taxonomia-de-Bloom-visual-selection-1536x914.png 1536w, https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taxonomia-de-Bloom-visual-selection-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1776px) 100vw, 1776px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2abc30e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2abc30e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who\u2019s Behind This Activity?\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de7e83 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2de7e83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b2ab51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b2ab51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All these fun (and educational!) experiments with potatoes, paper towels, and sandcastles were designed, tested, and implemented by Dr Bruna Lopes. If you think teaching suction with vegetables is amazing, now you know who came up with the idea.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e1a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64e1a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Physical Models \u2013 ProFUN3D\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-015f781 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"015f781\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8efcc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8efcc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No more imagining everything in 2D! <\/span><b>With our 3D physical model of shallow foundations,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you can see firsthand how the foundation interacts with the soil in a tangible way. It\u2019s an ideal tool for hands-on teaching, exhibitions, and in-person classes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1eb1b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"b1eb1b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;masonry&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:2,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-tela-2025-05-15-110340.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b1eb1b8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Captura de tela 2025-05-15 110340\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTEyMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dlb2Z1bi5jb20uYnJcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzA1XC9DYXB0dXJhLWRlLXRlbGEtMjAyNS0wNS0xNS0xMTAzNDAucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYjFlYjFiOCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-tela-2025-05-15-110340.png\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"497\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Proj3D_MainLogo-1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b1eb1b8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Proj3D_MainLogo (1)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQzNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dlb2Z1bi5jb20uYnJcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzA1XC9Qcm9qM0RfTWFpbkxvZ28tMS5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJiMWViMWI4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Proj3D_MainLogo-1-1024x1024.png\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"800\" aria-label=\"Impress\u00e3o 3D\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74f0a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a74f0a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geofun.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sapata_Pad_STL.zip\" target=\"_blank\">Download STL - Pad model for 3D printing<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b9021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37b9021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Educational Benefits:\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f7560d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f7560d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db96c56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db96c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhances spatial visualization\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complements theoretical teaching with tactile and visual perception<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can be used in simulations with artificial soil or demonstrations<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64582b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64582b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who\u2019s Behind This Activity?\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5d99a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f5d99a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff7f54b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff7f54b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first model, a classic pad footing with soil layers, was created by Victor Ramos. Building on this initiative, other models are being developed by Victor Cavalcanti and Victor Ramos \u2014 that\u2019s double V for victory \u2014 always under the supervision of Dr Bruna Lopes and Dr Mariana Chrusciak. The idea grew so much it sparked a GeoFUN <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spin-off<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> educational project <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ProFUN3D<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Development of Scaled Foundation Prototypes for 3D Printing.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is Foundation engineering\u2014straight from the screen to your desk!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al\u00e9m dos jogos educativos, tamb\u00e9m desenvolvemos experi\u00eancias pr\u00e1ticas, interativas e experimentais para mergulhar ainda mais fundo no mundo da geotecnia. Aqui voc\u00ea encontra recursos que colocam os conceitos na ponta dos dedos \u2013 literalmente. Simula\u00e7\u00f5es interativas \u2013 Capacidade de Carga de Funda\u00e7\u00f5es Rasas J\u00e1 pensou em brincar de engenheiro de funda\u00e7\u00f5es sem sujar as m\u00e3os? 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