eTwinning “ S.O.S.: Save Our Sea” - Part 5

 

eTwinning  “ S.O.S.: Save Our Sea”  - Part 5

March was a month of creativity and awareness.

We first worked together in transnational teams, each named after a sea of the Mediterranean, to collaboratively design the project logo. In this way, five different logos were created, each reflecting the contribution of all the participating schools. Afterwards a voting procedure took place in the classroom, with the participation of every student and teacher. The link was also shared with parents, so that the parental community could be involved in the final selection, as well.

In addition, we carried out activities aimed at informing and training students on environmental issues related to our project. Each participating country undertook the study of two videos presenting scientific data on important topics such as climate change, global warming, the greenhouse effect, water pollution, plastic pollution, endangered species in the Mediterranean, invasive alien species, sustainability, and upcycling.

Following that the students collaborated on the creation of a joint presentation, highlighting the key findings from the videos assigned to them. This ensured that important information was effectively shared with all participants. The final goal was to use the knowledge exchanged among schools to collectively design an online quiz game (Kahoot) based on the content of the learner-designed presentation. Each school contributed by writing multiple-choice questions on the issues they had explored. Our students focused on water pollution and single-use plastics. At a later stage, an online meeting was scheduled so that all students could play the game together in real time.

Finally, in order to emphasize the alarming dimension of the  problems afflicting the Mediterranean through the power of images, the learners were invited to visit a website that allowed them to create a mock television screen by uploading a relevant copyright free image, filling in the news headlines and the ticker. All these “screens” were collected on a collaborative online board, showcasing the magnitude of the challenges our sea is facing through a cascade of striking images.

These activities sparked students’ interest and contributed to strengthening their environmental awareness in general but especially towards our shared sea, the Mediterranean.

Because the Mediterranean is not just a sea; it is a bridge that unites cultures and at the same time a heritage we must protect for the generations to come!