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.
We visited our Romanian partners' school garden and greenhouse! Everything is so well cared for, offering students plenty of hands-on learning opportunities.
Taking advantage of Spring and our educational work on soil, students were invited to create trees using cardboard toilet paper rolls. They turned out so colorful and beautiful!
Students from Romania created colorful landscapes and nature elements using colorful push pins. They are true artists!
The Turkish students have been working on the importance of protecting the soil. In fact, they carried out a research project on what is grown in different regions of Turkey and shared their findings in their presentations.
The Romanian school created murals to raise student awareness about soil as a natural resource and the importance of caring for it and using it responsibly
To celebrate Forest Week, we joined the organization 'El río pasa por tu cole' on a field trip to learn all about the local wildlife and flora, as well as the many benefits they bring to our daily lives.
A simple presentation has been prepared so that students can learn in an intuitive and visual way about the importance of caring for the soil.
Our grandparents are very wise, and they are teaching us so much about plants and taking care of the garden. Because of this, we have created a scheule, and every day a group of students visits the garden to take turns watering or harvesting the crops, under the supervision and guidance of our grandparents.
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Thanks to the grandparents who help us with the school garden, we've been able to plant seeds in recycled yogurt pots and bottle caps. Afterward, we built our own greenhouse to provide the best possible conditions for our plants!
