Together with professors' offices, classrooms and workrooms, there are specific laboratories for the teaching practice, dedicated to the initial and continuous training of science teachers. Research currently developed by the members of the unit is focused on the science teaching domain, an area of increasing social importance nowadays.The commitment to high quality scientific teaching demands specific research in this domain and solid teacher training. For its past and present, the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto combines a very robust specific training in the disciplinary areas with a contextualized and attentive bond to the school and the educational challenges, designing a promising future in scientific education.

This Unit has a strong link with basic and continuous teacher training, being closely involved in master and doctorate programs related to science teaching.