Ready to enjoy nature with your family? Here are some wonderful ideas to get out and explore our surroundings. Remember to leave nature just as you found it—or even better!
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1. If you eat an apple and a sandwich wrapped in aluminum foil during recess, where should you throw away each waste item?
a) The apple peel in the brown bin and the aluminum foil in the yellow bin.
b) Both wastes in the brown bin because they are snack leftovers.
c) The apple peel in the green bin and the aluminum foil in the blue bin.
d) Both wastes in the grey/general waste bin to keep it simple.
2. To celebrate World Soil Day (December 5th), we perform role-plays. Why is it so important to protect soil from pollution and erosion?
a) Because soil is just dirt and needs to be covered with concrete.
b) Because soil contains microorganisms, nutrients, and roots that allow us to grow our food and filter water.
c) Because if the soil erodes, plants grow faster and stronger.
d) Because soil is an inexhaustible resource that never gets damaged.
3. When we build our own wind turbine in the classroom, we see that wind is a renewable energy source. What energy transformation takes place in it?
a) Solar energy from the sky turns into water.
b) Kinetic energy (from the movement of the wind) moves the blades and is transformed into mechanical or electrical energy.
c) Electrical energy from the sockets moves the air to cool the classroom.
d) Thermal energy from heat is transformed into gasoline.
4. Following the talk with clean energy experts, which of these options describes a main advantage of renewable energies (solar, wind, hydroelectric)?
a) They emit tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
b) They run out quickly when we use them every day.
c) They come from inexhaustible natural sources and generate barely any polluting emissions.
d) They can only be used during the night.
5. We have created toys and pets using waste materials. This activity is a clear example of:
a) Industrial recycling in a large factory.
b) Creative reuse to give materials a second life before throwing them away.
c) Excessive consumption of new plastics.
d) Production of hazardous waste.
6. Why does consuming "Zero-Kilometre" (local) products help reduce the carbon footprint?
a) Because they don't need to be transported in lorries, ships, or planes from distant places, reducing fuel combustion.
b) Because local food always comes wrapped in three layers of protective plastic.
c) Because they consume much more electricity during transport.
d) Because they can only be bought online.
7. To welcome the New Year, we write our "Wishes for the Planet" on digital and paper murals. Which individual commitment helps fulfill those wishes in our daily lives?
a) Always asking for single-use plastic bags in shops.
b) Using public transport, cycling, or walking to school whenever possible.
c) Leaving the taps running while soaping our hands.
d) Buying new clothes and toys every week.
8. What is the main difference between REUSING and RECYCLING?
a) Reusing is using an object again for the same or another function without chemically transforming it; recycling is subjecting the waste to an industrial process to manufacture a new raw material.
b) Reusing is done in a large factory and recycling is done at home.
c) They mean exacty the same thing and there is no difference.
d) Reusing destroys the environment and recycling protects it.
9. How do you usually bring your lunch to school most days?
a) In a reusable lunchbox and with a bottle that I reuse every day.
b) Wrapped in aluminum foil, plastic wrap, or inside a plastic bag that I then throw in the bin.
c) With individually packaged products (juice boxes with plastic straws, packaged pastries, etc.)
d) Sometimes in a lunchbox and other times in single-use wrappers.
10. How do you usually commute to school from home?
a) I walk, ride a bike or scooter, or take the school/public bus.
b) In a private car, even if the distance is short and I could walk.
c) In a private car because I live very far away and have no other transport alternative.
d) I usually walk or bike almost always, except on days when it rains a lot or there is an emergency.
Marghiloman Palace is one of the most historically, culturally, and architecturally significant sites in the Buzău region. The palace is surrounded by a vast botanical and historical park, originally designed with romantic gardens, ponds, and groves—offering an essential green haven for Buzău.
After a wonderful week with our partners, this unforgettable experience has come to an end. The Romanian team presented the certificates acknowledging our participation in the fourth mobility of the project.
The project coordinator couldn't be more grateful to the Erasmus+ program and all of its partners for helping her make her dream come true: bringing the 'High Five for Nature!' project to life. Words cannot express her gratitude for all the wonderful memories created over the past two years. For this reason, and as a farewell gesture, she has given a special keepsake to all participants. We hope this is not a goodbye, but a see you soon!
We have witnessed firsthand how students in Romania are learning to sort waste properly. There is hope for the planet!
We visited a winery founded in the late 19th century (1893), which is one of the oldest wine research institutions in Romania! Its original mission was to restore the vineyards devastated by phylloxera in the late 1800s by introducing grafting techniques and preserving native grape varieties.
