Name
Project Earthshake
Topic
Climate change and care for nature
Learning time
Designed time
14 hours and 15 minutes
Size of class
Description
Together with several other European schools we think about climate change. We want to take some actions that change real things at our school.
Mode of delivery
Classroom-based
Aims
We want students: + to think about chat is bad for nature and climate + to think about what they can change theirselves + to organise some actions and school + to create a visual report of their actions + to collaborate with other students
Outcomes
Knowledge, Show awareness of, Produce
Editor
ingestinjan
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What about our climate?
45 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    30
    2
    Teacher axplains what the problems are with our climate. We look at some videos with explanations.
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    0
    What can we do at our school? Students think about some actions we can take.
Notes:
After this part of the project, the other parts can start. We have to choose some of the actions the students suggest and work them out.
Resources linked: 0
Climate posters
20 minutes)
  • Discuss
    10
    0
    What is important for good action posters? What do we want to say? What is important to have attention?
  • Investigate
    10
    0
    Students take a look at other posters. Which posters we think are attractive and attract our attention?
  • Produce
    2
    Students design a poster about climate change. Thay can draw it by hand or use some tools to make online posters.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Working with recycled materials
130 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    5
    0
    Students have a look at an example of a Christmass tree in recycled materials. We received the example from a Polish school.
  • Investigate
    10
    0
    Students receive a lot of wooden palets to work with. They look what materials they need to make a wooden christmass tree themselves.
  • Collaborate
    15
    0
    They decide to make some snowmen too. They prepare the materials they need.
  • Produce
    100
    0
    The students make a christmass tree for the classroom. They also make little snowmen to take home.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Detergent for laundry
80 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    5
    0
    The teacher explains to the students that the product we use to do our laundry is not very healthy for our environment. It is also very expensive. She explains there exist recipes to make your own laundry detergent.
  • Investigate
    15
    0
    Students look on the internet for recipes to make our own laundry detergent.
  • Collaborate
    20
    0
    Students make a shopping list about what they need to make the own detergent. They go to the shop for the products.
  • Produce
    30
    0
    The students make their own detergent for the laundry.
  • Investigate
    10
    0
    Student use the detergent and decide if they like the new product or not.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Warm sweaterday
180 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    0
    On the 11th of february we organise a warm sweaterday in the whole school. The week before, we explain to the students what this means. We want to pay attention to our climate and think about how we can contribute.
  • Collaborate
    50
    0
    Everyone wears warmer cloths because we switch down our heating with 5 degrees.
  • Discuss
    15
    0
    In different lessons student discuss about how they can pay attention to the climate. What can we change at school? What can we change at home?
  • Collaborate
    100
    0
    Students attend different lessons where thei do some activities about climate change.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Reusable whiteboard cleaners
165 minutes)
  • Discuss
    5
    0
    We want to create reusable whiteboard cleaners. What is important to have good ones?
  • Investigate
    10
    0
    Students look for good examples on the internet. The teacher makes a step by step scheme.
  • Produce
    150
    0
    Students make reusable whitboard cleaner they can put in the laundry when they are dirty.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Bee hotels
145 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    0
    Students look at pictures about bee hotels. The teacher explains why they are important and why bees are important.
  • Investigate
    15
    0
    The teacher prepared a step by step scheme to make bee hotels. The students take a look at them and collect the right materials. They look at the steps they have to take to be sure they understand them.
  • Produce
    100
    0
    The students make some bee hotels for our school domain.
  • Investigate
    15
    0
    After the production, students check the bee hotels regularly to see if the bees are coming to the hotels.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
World cleanup day
90 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    5
    0
    The teachers tells about the world cleanup day? In different countries around Euope, teachers agreed to clean up the school environment with the students.
  • Discuss
    15
    0
    Students are going to clean up the school environment. They divide themselves in groups and decide which group is going to clean up which part of the school environment. They also discuss which materials they need and collect them.
  • Collaborate
    70
    0
    Students clean up the school environment. They take pictures of it to post on the project blog.
Notes:
Resources linked: 0

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