Teaching Computational Thinking and Introduction to Programming through Robotics amid the Covid-19 Pandemic - An Experience Report

Nowadays, the skills present in computer programming are important in several fields of work. Computational thinking, the ability to create algorithms for solving problems and logical reasoning are some of the skills developed when someone learn to program. This paper presents an experience report of an extension project that aimed to teach computational thinking and introduction to programming with robotics support for children at school in person, but which had to be adapted for remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The original planning, adaptations for remote learning, and the application and evaluation of the course will be reported.

Water security in two megacities: observations on public actions during 2020 in S..o Paulo and London. (Water insecurity and the state: failure, disconnection and autonomy.)

This paper discusses water security and wellbeing within a public health perspective and focuses on urban areas with high population density. It analyses access to safe water and the multiple challenges to water security in two megacities: S..o Paulo and London, comparing differences and similarities. It illustrates how water security and health are related to Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6): universal and equitable access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene, and SDG3: healthy lives and well-being for all, focusing on the problem exacerbated by the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, during 2020.